Q: Is 87,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,792 is a composite number.

Why is 87,792 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 87,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 59 62 93 118 124 177 186 236 248 354 372 472 496 708 744 944 1,416 1,488 1,829 2,832 3,658 5,487 7,316 10,974 14,632 21,948 29,264 43,896 and 87,792, with no remainder.

Since 87,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,792, 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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