Q: Is 87,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,232 is a composite number.

Why is 87,232 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 87,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 47 58 64 94 116 188 232 376 464 752 928 1,363 1,504 1,856 2,726 3,008 5,452 10,904 21,808 43,616 and 87,232, with no remainder.

Since 87,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,232, 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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