Q: Is 87,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,978 is a composite number.

Why is 87,978 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 87,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 31 33 43 62 66 86 93 129 186 258 341 473 682 946 1,023 1,333 1,419 2,046 2,666 2,838 3,999 7,998 14,663 29,326 43,989 and 87,978, with no remainder.

Since 87,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,978, 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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