Q: Is 87,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,984 is a composite number.

Why is 87,984 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 87,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 47 48 52 72 78 94 104 117 141 144 156 188 208 234 282 312 376 423 468 564 611 624 752 846 936 1,128 1,222 1,692 1,833 1,872 2,256 2,444 3,384 3,666 4,888 5,499 6,768 7,332 9,776 10,998 14,664 21,996 29,328 43,992 and 87,984, with no remainder.

Since 87,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,984, 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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