Q: Is 87,465 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,465 is a composite number.

Why is 87,465 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 87,465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 35 49 51 85 105 119 147 245 255 343 357 595 735 833 1,029 1,715 1,785 2,499 4,165 5,145 5,831 12,495 17,493 29,155 and 87,465, with no remainder.

Since 87,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,465, 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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