Q: Is 87,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,780 is a composite number.

Why is 87,780 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 87,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 19 20 21 22 28 30 33 35 38 42 44 55 57 60 66 70 76 77 84 95 105 110 114 132 133 140 154 165 190 209 210 220 228 231 266 285 308 330 380 385 399 418 420 462 532 570 627 660 665 770 798 836 924 1,045 1,140 1,155 1,254 1,330 1,463 1,540 1,596 1,995 2,090 2,310 2,508 2,660 2,926 3,135 3,990 4,180 4,389 4,620 5,852 6,270 7,315 7,980 8,778 12,540 14,630 17,556 21,945 29,260 43,890 and 87,780, with no remainder.

Since 87,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,780, 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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