Q: Is 87,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,948 is a composite number.

Why is 87,948 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 87,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 349 698 1,047 1,396 2,094 2,443 3,141 4,188 4,886 6,282 7,329 9,772 12,564 14,658 21,987 29,316 43,974 and 87,948, with no remainder.

Since 87,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,948, 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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