Q: Is 87,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,048 is a composite number.

Why is 87,048 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 87,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 31 36 39 52 54 62 72 78 93 104 108 117 124 156 186 216 234 248 279 312 351 372 403 468 558 702 744 806 837 936 1,116 1,209 1,404 1,612 1,674 2,232 2,418 2,808 3,224 3,348 3,627 4,836 6,696 7,254 9,672 10,881 14,508 21,762 29,016 43,524 and 87,048, with no remainder.

Since 87,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,048, 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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