Q: Is 987,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 987,700 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 987,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 83 85 100 119 140 166 170 175 238 332 340 350 415 425 476 581 595 700 830 850 1,162 1,190 1,411 1,660 1,700 2,075 2,324 2,380 2,822 2,905 2,975 4,150 5,644 5,810 5,950 7,055 8,300 9,877 11,620 11,900 14,110 14,525 19,754 28,220 29,050 35,275 39,508 49,385 58,100 70,550 98,770 141,100 197,540 246,925 493,850 and 987,700, with no remainder.

Since 987,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,700, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).