Q: Is 996,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,720 is a composite number.

Why is 996,720 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 996,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 4,153 8,306 12,459 16,612 20,765 24,918 33,224 41,530 49,836 62,295 66,448 83,060 99,672 124,590 166,120 199,344 249,180 332,240 498,360 and 996,720, with no remainder.

Since 996,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,720, 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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