Q: Is 996,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,852 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 996852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 83,071 166,142 249,213 332,284 498,426 and 996,852, with no remainder.

Since 996,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,852, it is not a prime number.


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Number 996,850996,851996,853996,854
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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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