Q: Is 887,124 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 887,124 is a composite number.

Why is 887,124 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 887,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 59 84 118 177 179 236 354 358 413 537 708 716 826 1,074 1,239 1,253 1,652 2,148 2,478 2,506 3,759 4,956 5,012 7,518 10,561 15,036 21,122 31,683 42,244 63,366 73,927 126,732 147,854 221,781 295,708 443,562 and 887,124, with no remainder.

Since 887,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,124, 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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