Q: Is 997,892 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,892 is a composite number.

Why is 997,892 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 997,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 157 227 314 454 628 908 1,099 1,589 2,198 3,178 4,396 6,356 35,639 71,278 142,556 249,473 498,946 and 997,892, with no remainder.

Since 997,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,892, 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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