Q: Is 687,438 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,438 is a composite number.

Why is 687,438 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 687,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 181 211 362 422 543 633 1,086 1,266 1,629 1,899 3,258 3,798 38,191 76,382 114,573 229,146 343,719 and 687,438, with no remainder.

Since 687,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,438, 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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