Q: Is 87,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,648 is a composite number.

Why is 87,648 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 87,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 83 88 96 132 166 176 249 264 332 352 498 528 664 913 996 1,056 1,328 1,826 1,992 2,656 2,739 3,652 3,984 5,478 7,304 7,968 10,956 14,608 21,912 29,216 43,824 and 87,648, with no remainder.

Since 87,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,648, 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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