Q: Is 487,836 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,836 is a composite number.

Why is 487,836 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 487,836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 4,517 9,034 13,551 18,068 27,102 40,653 54,204 81,306 121,959 162,612 243,918 and 487,836, with no remainder.

Since 487,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,836, 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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