Q: Is 987,734 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,734 is a composite number.

Why is 987,734 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 987,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 19 22 34 38 139 187 209 278 323 374 418 646 1,529 2,363 2,641 3,058 3,553 4,726 5,282 7,106 25,993 29,051 44,897 51,986 58,102 89,794 493,867 and 987,734, with no remainder.

Since 987,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,734, 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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