Q: Is 996,996 a Composite Number?

Why is 996,996 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 996,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 66 77 78 83 84 91 132 143 154 156 166 182 231 249 273 286 308 332 364 429 462 498 546 572 581 858 913 924 996 1,001 1,079 1,092 1,162 1,716 1,743 1,826 2,002 2,158 2,324 2,739 3,003 3,237 3,486 3,652 4,004 4,316 5,478 6,006 6,391 6,474 6,972 7,553 10,956 11,869 12,012 12,782 12,948 15,106 19,173 22,659 23,738 25,564 30,212 35,607 38,346 45,318 47,476 71,214 76,692 83,083 90,636 142,428 166,166 249,249 332,332 498,498 and 996,996, with no remainder.

Since 996,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,996, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).