Q: Is 87,218,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,218,238 is a composite number.

Why is 87,218,238 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 87,218,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 3,221 4,513 6,442 9,026 9,663 13,539 19,326 27,078 14,536,373 29,072,746 43,609,119 and 87,218,238, with no remainder.

Since 87,218,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,218,238, 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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