Q: Is 996,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,696 is a composite number.

Why is 996,696 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 996,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 109 127 218 254 327 381 436 508 654 762 872 981 1,016 1,143 1,308 1,524 1,962 2,286 2,616 3,048 3,924 4,572 7,848 9,144 13,843 27,686 41,529 55,372 83,058 110,744 124,587 166,116 249,174 332,232 498,348 and 996,696, with no remainder.

Since 996,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,696, 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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