Q: Is 996,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,516 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 996516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 9,227 18,454 27,681 36,908 55,362 83,043 110,724 166,086 249,129 332,172 498,258 and 996,516, with no remainder.

Since 996,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,516, 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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