Q: Is 996,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,100 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 996100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 350 700 1,423 2,846 5,692 7,115 9,961 14,230 19,922 28,460 35,575 39,844 49,805 71,150 99,610 142,300 199,220 249,025 498,050 and 996,100, with no remainder.

Since 996,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,100, 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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