Q: Is 87,276,028 a Composite Number?

Why is 87,276,028 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 87,276,028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 181 238 362 476 724 1,013 1,267 2,026 2,534 3,077 4,052 5,068 6,154 7,091 12,308 14,182 17,221 21,539 28,364 34,442 43,078 68,884 86,156 120,547 183,353 241,094 366,706 482,188 733,412 1,283,471 2,566,942 3,117,001 5,133,884 6,234,002 12,468,004 21,819,007 43,638,014 and 87,276,028, with no remainder.

Since 87,276,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,276,028, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).