Q: Is 996,702 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,702 is a composite number.

Why is 996,702 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 996,702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 1,249 2,498 3,747 7,494 8,743 17,486 23,731 26,229 47,462 52,458 71,193 142,386 166,117 332,234 498,351 and 996,702, with no remainder.

Since 996,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,702, 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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