Q: Is 87,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,264 is a composite number.

Why is 87,264 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 87,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 101 108 144 202 216 288 303 404 432 606 808 864 909 1,212 1,616 1,818 2,424 2,727 3,232 3,636 4,848 5,454 7,272 9,696 10,908 14,544 21,816 29,088 43,632 and 87,264, with no remainder.

Since 87,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,264, 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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