Q: Is 996,774 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,774 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,774 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 996774 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 31 46 62 69 93 138 186 233 466 699 713 1,398 1,426 2,139 4,278 5,359 7,223 10,718 14,446 16,077 21,669 32,154 43,338 166,129 332,258 498,387 and 996,774, with no remainder.

Since 996,774 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,774, it is not a prime 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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