Q: Is 999,832 a Prime Number?

A: No, 999,832 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,832 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 999832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 124,979 249,958 499,916 and 999,832, with no remainder.

Since 999,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,832, it is not a prime number.

Number	999,830	999,831	999,833	999,834
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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