Q: Is 87,742,158 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,742,158 is a composite number.

Why is 87,742,158 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 87,742,158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 239 478 717 1,434 1,673 3,346 5,019 8,741 10,038 17,482 26,223 52,446 61,187 122,374 183,561 367,122 2,089,099 4,178,198 6,267,297 12,534,594 14,623,693 29,247,386 43,871,079 and 87,742,158, with no remainder.

Since 87,742,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,742,158, 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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