Q: Is 87,024 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,024 is a composite number.

Why is 87,024 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 87,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 49 56 74 84 98 111 112 147 148 168 196 222 259 294 296 336 392 444 518 588 592 777 784 888 1,036 1,176 1,554 1,776 1,813 2,072 2,352 3,108 3,626 4,144 5,439 6,216 7,252 10,878 12,432 14,504 21,756 29,008 43,512 and 87,024, with no remainder.

Since 87,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,024, 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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