Q: Is 987,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,744 is a composite number.

Why is 987,744 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 987,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 10,289 20,578 30,867 41,156 61,734 82,312 123,468 164,624 246,936 329,248 493,872 and 987,744, with no remainder.

Since 987,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,744, 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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