Q: Is 87,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,890 is a composite number.

Why is 87,890 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 87,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 17 22 34 47 55 85 94 110 170 187 235 374 470 517 799 935 1,034 1,598 1,870 2,585 3,995 5,170 7,990 8,789 17,578 43,945 and 87,890, with no remainder.

Since 87,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,890, 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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