Q: Is 987,180 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,180 is a composite number.

Why is 987,180 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 987,180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 16,453 32,906 49,359 65,812 82,265 98,718 164,530 197,436 246,795 329,060 493,590 and 987,180, with no remainder.

Since 987,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,180, 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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