Q: Is 487,402,587 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,402,587 is a composite number.

Why is 487,402,587 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 487,402,587 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 79 237 553 711 1,659 4,977 97,931 293,793 685,517 881,379 2,056,551 6,169,653 7,736,549 23,209,647 54,155,843 69,628,941 162,467,529 and 487,402,587, with no remainder.

Since 487,402,587 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,402,587, 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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