Q: Is 87,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,248 is a composite number.

Why is 87,248 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 87,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 19 28 38 41 56 76 82 112 133 152 164 266 287 304 328 532 574 656 779 1,064 1,148 1,558 2,128 2,296 3,116 4,592 5,453 6,232 10,906 12,464 21,812 43,624 and 87,248, with no remainder.

Since 87,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,248, 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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