Q: Is 87,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,234 is a composite number.

Why is 87,234 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 87,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 31 42 62 67 93 134 186 201 217 402 434 469 651 938 1,302 1,407 2,077 2,814 4,154 6,231 12,462 14,539 29,078 43,617 and 87,234, with no remainder.

Since 87,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,234, 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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