Q: Is 996,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 996,820 is a composite number.

Why is 996,820 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 996,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 44 46 55 92 110 115 197 220 230 253 394 460 506 788 985 1,012 1,265 1,970 2,167 2,530 3,940 4,334 4,531 5,060 8,668 9,062 10,835 18,124 21,670 22,655 43,340 45,310 49,841 90,620 99,682 199,364 249,205 498,410 and 996,820, with no remainder.

Since 996,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,820, 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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