Q: Is 997,038 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,038 is a composite number.

Why is 997,038 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 997,038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 41 42 63 82 123 126 193 246 287 369 386 574 579 738 861 1,158 1,351 1,722 1,737 2,583 2,702 3,474 4,053 5,166 7,913 8,106 12,159 15,826 23,739 24,318 47,478 55,391 71,217 110,782 142,434 166,173 332,346 498,519 and 997,038, with no remainder.

Since 997,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,038, 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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