Q: Is 997,990 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 997,990 is a composite number.

Why is 997,990 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 997,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 53 70 106 265 269 371 530 538 742 1,345 1,855 1,883 2,690 3,710 3,766 9,415 14,257 18,830 28,514 71,285 99,799 142,570 199,598 498,995 and 997,990, with no remainder.

Since 997,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,990, 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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