Q: Is 987,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,920 is a composite number.

Why is 987,920 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 987,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 53 80 106 212 233 265 424 466 530 848 932 1,060 1,165 1,864 2,120 2,330 3,728 4,240 4,660 9,320 12,349 18,640 24,698 49,396 61,745 98,792 123,490 197,584 246,980 493,960 and 987,920, with no remainder.

Since 987,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,920, 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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