Q: Is 87,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,696 is a composite number.

Why is 87,696 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 87,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 29 36 42 48 54 56 58 63 72 84 87 108 112 116 126 144 168 174 189 203 216 232 252 261 336 348 378 406 432 464 504 522 609 696 756 783 812 1,008 1,044 1,218 1,392 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,827 2,088 2,436 3,024 3,132 3,248 3,654 4,176 4,872 5,481 6,264 7,308 9,744 10,962 12,528 14,616 21,924 29,232 43,848 and 87,696, with no remainder.

Since 87,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,696, 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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