Q: Is 87,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,480 is a composite number.

Why is 87,480 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 87,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 243 270 324 360 405 486 540 648 729 810 972 1,080 1,215 1,458 1,620 1,944 2,187 2,430 2,916 3,240 3,645 4,374 4,860 5,832 7,290 8,748 9,720 10,935 14,580 17,496 21,870 29,160 43,740 and 87,480, with no remainder.

Since 87,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,480, 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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