Q: Is 997,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,864 is a composite number.

Why is 997,864 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 997,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 103 173 206 346 412 692 721 824 1,211 1,384 1,442 2,422 2,884 4,844 5,768 9,688 17,819 35,638 71,276 124,733 142,552 249,466 498,932 and 997,864, with no remainder.

Since 997,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,864, 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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