Q: Is 987,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,540 is a composite number.

Why is 987,540 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 987,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 109 151 218 302 327 436 453 545 604 654 755 906 1,090 1,308 1,510 1,635 1,812 2,180 2,265 3,020 3,270 4,530 6,540 9,060 16,459 32,918 49,377 65,836 82,295 98,754 164,590 197,508 246,885 329,180 493,770 and 987,540, with no remainder.

Since 987,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,540, 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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