Q: Is 998,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 998,936 is a composite number.

Why is 998,936 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 998,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 61 89 92 122 178 184 244 356 488 712 1,403 2,047 2,806 4,094 5,429 5,612 8,188 10,858 11,224 16,376 21,716 43,432 124,867 249,734 499,468 and 998,936, with no remainder.

Since 998,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 998,936, 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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