Q: Is 996,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,968 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 996968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 19 28 38 56 76 133 152 266 532 937 1,064 1,874 3,748 6,559 7,496 13,118 17,803 26,236 35,606 52,472 71,212 124,621 142,424 249,242 498,484 and 996,968, with no remainder.

Since 996,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,968, 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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