Q: Is 990,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 990,738 is a composite number.

Why is 990,738 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 990,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 2,621 5,242 7,863 15,726 18,347 23,589 36,694 47,178 55,041 70,767 110,082 141,534 165,123 330,246 495,369 and 990,738, with no remainder.

Since 990,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990,738, 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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