Q: Is 387,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 387,846 is a composite number.

Why is 387,846 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 387,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 743 1,486 2,229 4,458 6,687 13,374 21,547 43,094 64,641 129,282 193,923 and 387,846, with no remainder.

Since 387,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,846, 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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