Q: Is 687,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 687,876 is a composite number.

Why is 687,876 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 687,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 57 76 84 114 133 228 266 399 431 532 798 862 1,293 1,596 1,724 2,586 3,017 5,172 6,034 8,189 9,051 12,068 16,378 18,102 24,567 32,756 36,204 49,134 57,323 98,268 114,646 171,969 229,292 343,938 and 687,876, with no remainder.

Since 687,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,876, 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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