Q: Is 87,046,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,046,728 is a composite number.

Why is 87,046,728 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 87,046,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,626,947 7,253,894 10,880,841 14,507,788 21,761,682 29,015,576 43,523,364 and 87,046,728, with no remainder.

Since 87,046,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,046,728, 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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