Q: Is 9,977,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,977,988 is a composite number.

Why is 9,977,988 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 9,977,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 229 458 687 916 1,374 2,748 3,631 7,262 10,893 14,524 21,786 43,572 831,499 1,662,998 2,494,497 3,325,996 4,988,994 and 9,977,988, with no remainder.

Since 9,977,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,977,988, 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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