Q: Is 387,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 387,984 is a composite number.

Why is 387,984 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 387,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 59 118 137 177 236 274 354 411 472 548 708 822 944 1,096 1,416 1,644 2,192 2,832 3,288 6,576 8,083 16,166 24,249 32,332 48,498 64,664 96,996 129,328 193,992 and 387,984, with no remainder.

Since 387,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,984, 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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