Q: Is 987,324 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,324 is a composite number.

Why is 987,324 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 987,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 6,329 12,658 18,987 25,316 37,974 75,948 82,277 164,554 246,831 329,108 493,662 and 987,324, with no remainder.

Since 987,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,324, 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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