Q: Is 989,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,892 is a composite number.

Why is 989,892 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 989,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 93 124 186 279 372 558 887 1,116 1,774 2,661 3,548 5,322 7,983 10,644 15,966 27,497 31,932 54,994 82,491 109,988 164,982 247,473 329,964 494,946 and 989,892, with no remainder.

Since 989,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,892, 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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