Q: Is 996,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,744 is a composite number.

Why is 996,744 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 996,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 349 357 408 476 698 714 952 1,047 1,396 1,428 2,094 2,443 2,792 2,856 4,188 4,886 5,933 7,329 8,376 9,772 11,866 14,658 17,799 19,544 23,732 29,316 35,598 41,531 47,464 58,632 71,196 83,062 124,593 142,392 166,124 249,186 332,248 498,372 and 996,744, with no remainder.

Since 996,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,744, 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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