Q: Is 989,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,424 is a composite number.

Why is 989,424 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 989,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 6,871 13,742 20,613 27,484 41,226 54,968 61,839 82,452 109,936 123,678 164,904 247,356 329,808 494,712 and 989,424, with no remainder.

Since 989,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,424, 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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