Q: Is 98,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,700 is a composite number.

Why is 98,700 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 98,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 47 50 60 70 75 84 94 100 105 140 141 150 175 188 210 235 282 300 329 350 420 470 525 564 658 700 705 940 987 1,050 1,175 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,974 2,100 2,350 2,820 3,290 3,525 3,948 4,700 4,935 6,580 7,050 8,225 9,870 14,100 16,450 19,740 24,675 32,900 49,350 and 98,700, with no remainder.

Since 98,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,700, 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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