Q: Is 996,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,408 is a composite number.

Why is 996,408 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 996,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 659 756 1,318 1,512 1,977 2,636 3,954 4,613 5,272 5,931 7,908 9,226 11,862 13,839 15,816 17,793 18,452 23,724 27,678 35,586 36,904 41,517 47,448 55,356 71,172 83,034 110,712 124,551 142,344 166,068 249,102 332,136 498,204 and 996,408, with no remainder.

Since 996,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,408, 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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