Q: Is 387,387 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 387,387 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 387,387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 43 63 77 91 99 117 129 143 231 273 301 387 429 473 559 693 819 903 1,001 1,287 1,419 1,677 2,709 3,003 3,311 3,913 4,257 5,031 6,149 9,009 9,933 11,739 18,447 29,799 35,217 43,043 55,341 129,129 and 387,387, with no remainder.

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