Q: Is 87,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,720 is a composite number.

Why is 87,720 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 87,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 43 51 60 68 85 86 102 120 129 136 170 172 204 215 255 258 340 344 408 430 510 516 645 680 731 860 1,020 1,032 1,290 1,462 1,720 2,040 2,193 2,580 2,924 3,655 4,386 5,160 5,848 7,310 8,772 10,965 14,620 17,544 21,930 29,240 43,860 and 87,720, with no remainder.

Since 87,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,720, 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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