Is 996000 a prime number?

996 000 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 996 000 / 2 = 498 000.

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• What is an even number?

A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 996 000 is about 997.998.

Thus, the square root of 996 000 is not an integer, and therefore 996 000 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 996 000) is the result of the product of this number (996 000) by itself (i.e., 996 000 × 996 000); the square of 996 000 is sometimes called "raising 996 000 to the power 2", or "996 000 squared".

The square of 996 000 is 992 016 000 000 because 996 000 × 996 000 = 996 000² = 992 016 000 000.

As a consequence, 996 000 is the square root of 992 016 000 000.

996 000 is a number with 6 digits.

The multiples of 996 000 are all integers evenly divisible by 996 000, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 996 000 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 996 000. The smallest multiples of 996 000 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 996 000 too, since 0 × 996 000 = 0
• 996 000: indeed, 996 000 is a multiple of itself, since 996 000 is evenly divisible by 996 000 (we have 996 000 / 996 000 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 1 992 000: indeed, 1 992 000 = 996 000 × 2
• 2 988 000: indeed, 2 988 000 = 996 000 × 3
• 3 984 000: indeed, 3 984 000 = 996 000 × 4
• 4 980 000: indeed, 4 980 000 = 996 000 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …995 998, 995 999
• Following numbers: 996 001, 996 002…

Nearest numbers from 996 000

• Preceding prime number: 995 989
• Following prime number: 996 001