Q: Is 989,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,946 is a composite number.

Why is 989,946 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 989,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 1,279 2,558 3,837 7,674 11,511 23,022 54,997 109,994 164,991 329,982 494,973 and 989,946, with no remainder.

Since 989,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,946, 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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