Q: Is 987,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,138 is a composite number.

Why is 987,138 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 987,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 173 317 346 519 634 951 1,038 1,557 1,902 2,853 3,114 5,706 54,841 109,682 164,523 329,046 493,569 and 987,138, with no remainder.

Since 987,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,138, 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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