Q: Is 687,468 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,468 is a composite number.

Why is 687,468 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 687,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 971 1,942 2,913 3,884 5,826 11,652 57,289 114,578 171,867 229,156 343,734 and 687,468, with no remainder.

Since 687,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,468, 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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