Q: Is 987,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,462 is a composite number.

Why is 987,462 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 987,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 102 119 126 153 238 306 357 461 714 922 1,071 1,383 2,142 2,766 3,227 4,149 6,454 7,837 8,298 9,681 15,674 19,362 23,511 29,043 47,022 54,859 58,086 70,533 109,718 141,066 164,577 329,154 493,731 and 987,462, with no remainder.

Since 987,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,462, 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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