Q: Is 996,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,672 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 996672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 64 87 96 116 174 179 192 232 348 358 464 537 696 716 928 1,074 1,392 1,432 1,856 2,148 2,784 2,864 4,296 5,191 5,568 5,728 8,592 10,382 11,456 15,573 17,184 20,764 31,146 34,368 41,528 62,292 83,056 124,584 166,112 249,168 332,224 498,336 and 996,672, with no remainder.

Since 996,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,672, 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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