Q: Is 999,616 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 999,616 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,616 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 999616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 15,619 31,238 62,476 124,952 249,904 499,808 and 999,616, with no remainder.

Since 999,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,616, it is not a prime 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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