Q: Is 988,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 988,640 is a composite number.

Why is 988,640 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 988,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 74 80 148 160 167 185 296 334 370 592 668 740 835 1,184 1,336 1,480 1,670 2,672 2,960 3,340 5,344 5,920 6,179 6,680 12,358 13,360 24,716 26,720 30,895 49,432 61,790 98,864 123,580 197,728 247,160 494,320 and 988,640, with no remainder.

Since 988,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,640, 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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