Q: Is 687,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,372 is a composite number.

Why is 687,372 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 687,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 167 196 294 334 343 501 588 668 686 1,002 1,029 1,169 1,372 2,004 2,058 2,338 3,507 4,116 4,676 7,014 8,183 14,028 16,366 24,549 32,732 49,098 57,281 98,196 114,562 171,843 229,124 343,686 and 687,372, with no remainder.

Since 687,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,372, 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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