Q: Is 990,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 990,978 is a composite number.

Why is 990,978 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 990,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 43 46 69 86 129 138 167 258 334 501 989 1,002 1,978 2,967 3,841 5,934 7,181 7,682 11,523 14,362 21,543 23,046 43,086 165,163 330,326 495,489 and 990,978, with no remainder.

Since 990,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990,978, 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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