Q: Is 87,212,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,212,072 is a composite number.

Why is 87,212,072 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 87,212,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 47 94 188 376 231,947 463,894 927,788 1,855,576 10,901,509 21,803,018 43,606,036 and 87,212,072, with no remainder.

Since 87,212,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,212,072, 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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