Q: Is 87,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,672 is a composite number.

Why is 87,672 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 87,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 281 312 562 843 1,124 1,686 2,248 3,372 3,653 6,744 7,306 10,959 14,612 21,918 29,224 43,836 and 87,672, with no remainder.

Since 87,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,672, 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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