Q: Is 687,474 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,474 is a composite number.

Why is 687,474 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 687,474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 261 439 522 783 878 1,317 1,566 2,634 3,951 7,902 11,853 12,731 23,706 25,462 38,193 76,386 114,579 229,158 343,737 and 687,474, with no remainder.

Since 687,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,474, 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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