Q: Is 987,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,428 is a composite number.

Why is 987,428 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 987,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 17 26 34 52 68 221 442 884 1,117 2,234 4,468 14,521 18,989 29,042 37,978 58,084 75,956 246,857 493,714 and 987,428, with no remainder.

Since 987,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,428, 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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