Q: Is 987,904 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,904 is a composite number.

Why is 987,904 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 987,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 128 136 227 256 272 454 544 908 1,088 1,816 2,176 3,632 3,859 4,352 7,264 7,718 14,528 15,436 29,056 30,872 58,112 61,744 123,488 246,976 493,952 and 987,904, with no remainder.

Since 987,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,904, 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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