Q: Is 989,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,870 is a composite number.

Why is 989,870 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 989,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 79 158 179 358 395 553 790 895 1,106 1,253 1,790 2,506 2,765 5,530 6,265 12,530 14,141 28,282 70,705 98,987 141,410 197,974 494,935 and 989,870, with no remainder.

Since 989,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,870, 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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