Q: Is 988,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,460 is a composite number.

Why is 988,460 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 988,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 4,493 8,986 17,972 22,465 44,930 49,423 89,860 98,846 197,692 247,115 494,230 and 988,460, with no remainder.

Since 988,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,460, 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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