Q: Is 987,924 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,924 is a composite number.

Why is 987,924 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 987,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 57 76 84 114 133 228 266 399 532 619 798 1,238 1,596 1,857 2,476 3,714 4,333 7,428 8,666 11,761 12,999 17,332 23,522 25,998 35,283 47,044 51,996 70,566 82,327 141,132 164,654 246,981 329,308 493,962 and 987,924, with no remainder.

Since 987,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,924, 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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