Q: Is 996,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,024 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 996024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 47 94 141 188 282 376 564 883 1,128 1,766 2,649 3,532 5,298 7,064 10,596 21,192 41,501 83,002 124,503 166,004 249,006 332,008 498,012 and 996,024, with no remainder.

Since 996,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,024, it is not a prime 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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