Q: Is 999,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 999,040 is a composite number.

Why is 999,040 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 999,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 223 224 280 320 446 448 560 640 892 896 1,115 1,120 1,561 1,784 2,230 2,240 3,122 3,568 4,460 4,480 6,244 7,136 7,805 8,920 12,488 14,272 15,610 17,840 24,976 28,544 31,220 35,680 49,952 62,440 71,360 99,904 124,880 142,720 199,808 249,760 499,520 and 999,040, with no remainder.

Since 999,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,040, 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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