Q: Is 987,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,424 is a composite number.

Why is 987,424 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 987,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 59 118 236 472 523 944 1,046 1,888 2,092 4,184 8,368 16,736 30,857 61,714 123,428 246,856 493,712 and 987,424, with no remainder.

Since 987,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,424, 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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