Q: Is 996,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,008 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 996008 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 not a prime number.


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