Q: Is 999,474 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 999,474 is a composite number.

Why is 999,474 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 999,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 106 159 318 371 449 742 898 1,113 1,347 2,226 2,694 3,143 6,286 9,429 18,858 23,797 47,594 71,391 142,782 166,579 333,158 499,737 and 999,474, with no remainder.

Since 999,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,474, 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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