Q: Is 988,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,132 is a composite number.

Why is 988,132 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 988,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 59 79 106 118 158 212 236 316 3,127 4,187 4,661 6,254 8,374 9,322 12,508 16,748 18,644 247,033 494,066 and 988,132, with no remainder.

Since 988,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,132, 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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