Q: Is 87,864 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,864 is a composite number.

Why is 87,864 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 87,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 523 1,046 1,569 2,092 3,138 3,661 4,184 6,276 7,322 10,983 12,552 14,644 21,966 29,288 43,932 and 87,864, with no remainder.

Since 87,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,864, 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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