Q: Is 989,124 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,124 is a composite number.

Why is 989,124 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 989,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 278 417 556 593 834 1,186 1,668 1,779 2,372 3,558 7,116 82,427 164,854 247,281 329,708 494,562 and 989,124, with no remainder.

Since 989,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,124, 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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