Q: Is 987,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,616 is a composite number.

Why is 987,616 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 987,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 4,409 8,818 17,636 30,863 35,272 61,726 70,544 123,452 141,088 246,904 493,808 and 987,616, with no remainder.

Since 987,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,616, 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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