Q: Is 996,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,664 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 996664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 79 83 152 158 166 316 332 632 664 1,501 1,577 3,002 3,154 6,004 6,308 6,557 12,008 12,616 13,114 26,228 52,456 124,583 249,166 498,332 and 996,664, with no remainder.

Since 996,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,664, 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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