Q: Is 999,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 999,492 is a composite number.

Why is 999,492 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 999,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 43 52 78 86 129 149 156 172 258 298 447 516 559 596 894 1,118 1,677 1,788 1,937 2,236 3,354 3,874 5,811 6,407 6,708 7,748 11,622 12,814 19,221 23,244 25,628 38,442 76,884 83,291 166,582 249,873 333,164 499,746 and 999,492, with no remainder.

Since 999,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,492, 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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