Q: Is 987,528 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,528 is a composite number.

Why is 987,528 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 987,528 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 1,789 3,578 5,367 7,156 10,734 14,312 21,468 41,147 42,936 82,294 123,441 164,588 246,882 329,176 493,764 and 987,528, with no remainder.

Since 987,528 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,528, 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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