Q: Is 997,884 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,884 is a composite number.

Why is 997,884 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 997,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 53 106 159 212 318 477 523 636 954 1,046 1,569 1,908 2,092 3,138 4,707 6,276 9,414 18,828 27,719 55,438 83,157 110,876 166,314 249,471 332,628 498,942 and 997,884, with no remainder.

Since 997,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,884, 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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