Q: Is 87,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,296 is a composite number.

Why is 87,296 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 87,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 31 32 44 62 64 88 124 128 176 248 256 341 352 496 682 704 992 1,364 1,408 1,984 2,728 2,816 3,968 5,456 7,936 10,912 21,824 43,648 and 87,296, with no remainder.

Since 87,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,296, 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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