Q: Is 994,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 994,992 is a composite number.

Why is 994,992 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 994,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 114 152 228 304 456 912 1,091 2,182 3,273 4,364 6,546 8,728 13,092 17,456 20,729 26,184 41,458 52,368 62,187 82,916 124,374 165,832 248,748 331,664 497,496 and 994,992, with no remainder.

Since 994,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 994,992, 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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