Q: Is 996,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,740 is a composite number.

Why is 996,740 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 996,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 43 61 76 86 95 122 172 190 215 244 305 380 430 610 817 860 1,159 1,220 1,634 2,318 2,623 3,268 4,085 4,636 5,246 5,795 8,170 10,492 11,590 13,115 16,340 23,180 26,230 49,837 52,460 99,674 199,348 249,185 498,370 and 996,740, with no remainder.

Since 996,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,740, 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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