Q: Is 987,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,800 is a composite number.

Why is 987,800 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 987,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 200 220 275 440 449 550 898 1,100 1,796 2,200 2,245 3,592 4,490 4,939 8,980 9,878 11,225 17,960 19,756 22,450 24,695 39,512 44,900 49,390 89,800 98,780 123,475 197,560 246,950 493,900 and 987,800, with no remainder.

Since 987,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,800, 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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