Q: Is 387,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 387,234 is a composite number.

Why is 387,234 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 387,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 71 101 142 202 213 303 426 606 639 909 1,278 1,818 1,917 2,727 3,834 5,454 7,171 14,342 21,513 43,026 64,539 129,078 193,617 and 387,234, with no remainder.

Since 387,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,234, 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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