Q: Is 998,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 998,876 is a composite number.

Why is 998,876 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 998,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 79 109 116 158 218 316 436 2,291 3,161 4,582 6,322 8,611 9,164 12,644 17,222 34,444 249,719 499,438 and 998,876, with no remainder.

Since 998,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,876, 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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