Q: Is 87,420,402 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,420,402 is a composite number.

Why is 87,420,402 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 87,420,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,873 2,593 3,746 5,186 5,619 7,779 11,238 15,558 16,857 23,337 33,714 46,674 4,856,689 9,713,378 14,570,067 29,140,134 43,710,201 and 87,420,402, with no remainder.

Since 87,420,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,420,402, 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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