Q: Is 987,798 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,798 is a composite number.

Why is 987,798 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 987,798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 406 609 811 1,218 1,622 2,433 4,866 5,677 11,354 17,031 23,519 34,062 47,038 70,557 141,114 164,633 329,266 493,899 and 987,798, with no remainder.

Since 987,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,798, 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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