Q: Is 988,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,456 is a composite number.

Why is 988,456 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 988,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 19 28 38 56 76 133 152 266 532 929 1,064 1,858 3,716 6,503 7,432 13,006 17,651 26,012 35,302 52,024 70,604 123,557 141,208 247,114 494,228 and 988,456, with no remainder.

Since 988,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,456, 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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