Q: Is 996,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,880 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 996880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 340 680 733 1,360 1,466 2,932 3,665 5,864 7,330 11,728 12,461 14,660 24,922 29,320 49,844 58,640 62,305 99,688 124,610 199,376 249,220 498,440 and 996,880, with no remainder.

Since 996,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,880, it is not a prime number.


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