Q: Is 999,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 999,460 is a composite number.

Why is 999,460 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 999,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 59 70 77 110 118 121 140 154 220 236 242 295 308 385 413 484 590 605 649 770 826 847 1,180 1,210 1,298 1,540 1,652 1,694 2,065 2,420 2,596 3,245 3,388 4,130 4,235 4,543 6,490 7,139 8,260 8,470 9,086 12,980 14,278 16,940 18,172 22,715 28,556 35,695 45,430 49,973 71,390 90,860 99,946 142,780 199,892 249,865 499,730 and 999,460, with no remainder.

Since 999,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,460, 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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