Q: Is 990,729 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 990,729 is a composite number.

Why is 990,729 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 990,729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 53 67 93 159 201 279 477 603 1,643 2,077 3,551 4,929 6,231 10,653 14,787 18,693 31,959 110,081 330,243 and 990,729, with no remainder.

Since 990,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990,729, 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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