Q: Is 87,318 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,318 is a composite number.

Why is 87,318 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 87,318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 49 54 63 66 77 81 98 99 126 147 154 162 189 198 231 294 297 378 441 462 539 567 594 693 882 891 1,078 1,134 1,323 1,386 1,617 1,782 2,079 2,646 3,234 3,969 4,158 4,851 6,237 7,938 9,702 12,474 14,553 29,106 43,659 and 87,318, with no remainder.

Since 87,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,318, 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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