Q: Is 989,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,944 is a composite number.

Why is 989,944 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 989,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 29 34 58 68 116 136 232 251 493 502 986 1,004 1,972 2,008 3,944 4,267 7,279 8,534 14,558 17,068 29,116 34,136 58,232 123,743 247,486 494,972 and 989,944, with no remainder.

Since 989,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,944, 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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