Q: Is 996,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,008 is a composite number.

Why is 996,008 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 996,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 61 104 122 157 244 314 488 628 793 1,256 1,586 2,041 3,172 4,082 6,344 8,164 9,577 16,328 19,154 38,308 76,616 124,501 249,002 498,004 and 996,008, with no remainder.

Since 996,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,008, 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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