Q: Is 87,444 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,444 is a composite number.

Why is 87,444 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 87,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 347 694 1,041 1,388 2,082 2,429 3,123 4,164 4,858 6,246 7,287 9,716 12,492 14,574 21,861 29,148 43,722 and 87,444, with no remainder.

Since 87,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,444, 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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