Q: Is 987,678 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,678 is a composite number.

Why is 987,678 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 987,678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 1,483 2,966 4,449 8,898 13,347 26,694 54,871 109,742 164,613 329,226 493,839 and 987,678, with no remainder.

Since 987,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,678, 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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