Q: Is 998,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 998,880 is a composite number.

Why is 998,880 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 998,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 2,081 4,162 6,243 8,324 10,405 12,486 16,648 20,810 24,972 31,215 33,296 41,620 49,944 62,430 66,592 83,240 99,888 124,860 166,480 199,776 249,720 332,960 499,440 and 998,880, with no remainder.

Since 998,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,880, 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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