Q: Is 987,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,264 is a composite number.

Why is 987,264 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 987,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 288 384 576 857 1,152 1,714 2,571 3,428 5,142 6,856 7,713 10,284 13,712 15,426 20,568 27,424 30,852 41,136 54,848 61,704 82,272 109,696 123,408 164,544 246,816 329,088 493,632 and 987,264, with no remainder.

Since 987,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,264, 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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