Q: Is 986,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 986,538 is a composite number.

Why is 986,538 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 986,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 83 166 249 283 498 566 581 849 1,162 1,698 1,743 1,981 3,486 3,962 5,943 11,886 23,489 46,978 70,467 140,934 164,423 328,846 493,269 and 986,538, with no remainder.

Since 986,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,538, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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