Q: Is 987,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,272 is a composite number.

Why is 987,272 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 987,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 22 26 44 52 88 104 143 286 572 863 1,144 1,726 3,452 6,904 9,493 11,219 18,986 22,438 37,972 44,876 75,944 89,752 123,409 246,818 493,636 and 987,272, with no remainder.

Since 987,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,272, 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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