Q: Is 990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 990 is not a prime number.

Why is 990 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 990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 30 33 45 55 66 90 99 110 165 198 330 495 and 990, with no remainder.

Since 990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990, it is not a prime number.


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