Q: Is 987,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,696 is a composite number.

Why is 987,696 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 987,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 361 456 684 722 912 1,083 1,368 1,444 2,166 2,736 2,888 3,249 4,332 5,776 6,498 6,859 8,664 12,996 13,718 17,328 20,577 25,992 27,436 41,154 51,984 54,872 61,731 82,308 109,744 123,462 164,616 246,924 329,232 493,848 and 987,696, with no remainder.

Since 987,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,696, 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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