Is 996829 a prime number?

996 829 is an odd number, because it is not evenly divisible by 2.

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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 996 829 is about 998.413.

Thus, the square root of 996 829 is not an integer, and therefore 996 829 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 996 829) is the result of the product of this number (996 829) by itself (i.e., 996 829 × 996 829); the square of 996 829 is sometimes called "raising 996 829 to the power 2", or "996 829 squared".

The square of 996 829 is 993 668 055 241 because 996 829 × 996 829 = 996 829² = 993 668 055 241.

As a consequence, 996 829 is the square root of 993 668 055 241.

996 829 is a number with 6 digits.

The multiples of 996 829 are all integers evenly divisible by 996 829, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 996 829 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 996 829. The smallest multiples of 996 829 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 996 829 too, since 0 × 996 829 = 0
• 996 829: indeed, 996 829 is a multiple of itself, since 996 829 is evenly divisible by 996 829 (we have 996 829 / 996 829 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 1 993 658: indeed, 1 993 658 = 996 829 × 2
• 2 990 487: indeed, 2 990 487 = 996 829 × 3
• 3 987 316: indeed, 3 987 316 = 996 829 × 4
• 4 984 145: indeed, 4 984 145 = 996 829 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …996 827, 996 828
• Following numbers: 996 830, 996 831…

Nearest numbers from 996 829

• Preceding prime number: 996 811
• Following prime number: 996 841