Q: Is 287,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 287,672 is a composite number.

Why is 287,672 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 287,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 44 56 77 88 154 308 467 616 934 1,868 3,269 3,736 5,137 6,538 10,274 13,076 20,548 26,152 35,959 41,096 71,918 143,836 and 287,672, with no remainder.

Since 287,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 287,672, it is a composite 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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