Q: Is 987,470 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,470 is a composite number.

Why is 987,470 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 987,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 47 55 94 110 191 235 382 470 517 955 1,034 1,910 2,101 2,585 4,202 5,170 8,977 10,505 17,954 21,010 44,885 89,770 98,747 197,494 493,735 and 987,470, with no remainder.

Since 987,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,470, 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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