Q: Is 996,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,520 is a composite number.

Why is 996,520 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 996,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 3,559 7,118 14,236 17,795 24,913 28,472 35,590 49,826 71,180 99,652 124,565 142,360 199,304 249,130 498,260 and 996,520, with no remainder.

Since 996,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,520, 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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