Q: Is 997,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,296 is a composite number.

Why is 997,296 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 997,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 79 158 237 263 316 474 526 632 789 948 1,052 1,264 1,578 1,896 2,104 3,156 3,792 4,208 6,312 12,624 20,777 41,554 62,331 83,108 124,662 166,216 249,324 332,432 498,648 and 997,296, with no remainder.

Since 997,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,296, 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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