Q: Is 87,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 87,108 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 87,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 51 61 68 84 102 119 122 183 204 238 244 357 366 427 476 714 732 854 1,037 1,281 1,428 1,708 2,074 2,562 3,111 4,148 5,124 6,222 7,259 12,444 14,518 21,777 29,036 43,554 and 87,108, with no remainder.

Since 87,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,108, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).