Q: Is 87,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,472 is a composite number.

Why is 87,472 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 87,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 71 77 88 112 142 154 176 284 308 497 568 616 781 994 1,136 1,232 1,562 1,988 3,124 3,976 5,467 6,248 7,952 10,934 12,496 21,868 43,736 and 87,472, with no remainder.

Since 87,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,472, 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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