Q: Is 987,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,048 is a composite number.

Why is 987,048 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 987,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 13,709 27,418 41,127 54,836 82,254 109,672 123,381 164,508 246,762 329,016 493,524 and 987,048, with no remainder.

Since 987,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,048, 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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