Q: Is 987,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,560 is a composite number.

Why is 987,560 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 987,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 3,527 7,054 14,108 17,635 24,689 28,216 35,270 49,378 70,540 98,756 123,445 141,080 197,512 246,890 493,780 and 987,560, with no remainder.

Since 987,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,560, 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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