Q: Is 996,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,435 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 996435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 55 61 99 121 135 165 183 297 305 363 495 549 605 671 915 1,089 1,485 1,647 1,815 2,013 2,745 3,267 3,355 5,445 6,039 7,381 8,235 10,065 16,335 18,117 22,143 30,195 36,905 66,429 90,585 110,715 199,287 332,145 and 996,435, with no remainder.

Since 996,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,435, 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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