Q: Is 996,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,489 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 996489 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 17 27 39 51 117 153 167 221 351 459 501 663 1,503 1,989 2,171 2,839 4,509 5,967 6,513 8,517 19,539 25,551 36,907 58,617 76,653 110,721 332,163 and 996,489, with no remainder.

Since 996,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,489, 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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