Q: Is 988,551 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,551 is a composite number.

Why is 988,551 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 988,551 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 41 47 57 123 141 171 369 423 513 779 893 1,107 1,269 1,927 2,337 2,679 5,781 7,011 8,037 17,343 21,033 24,111 36,613 52,029 109,839 329,517 and 988,551, with no remainder.

Since 988,551 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,551, 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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