Q: Is 87,536,421 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,536,421 is a composite number.

Why is 87,536,421 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 87,536,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 227 681 1,589 2,043 4,767 6,121 14,301 18,363 42,847 55,089 128,541 385,623 1,389,467 4,168,401 9,726,269 12,505,203 29,178,807 and 87,536,421, with no remainder.

Since 87,536,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,536,421, 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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