Q: Is 87,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,744 is a composite number.

Why is 87,744 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 87,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 457 914 1,371 1,828 2,742 3,656 5,484 7,312 10,968 14,624 21,936 29,248 43,872 and 87,744, with no remainder.

Since 87,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,744, 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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