Q: Is 87,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,252 is a composite number.

Why is 87,252 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 87,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 661 1,322 1,983 2,644 3,966 7,271 7,932 14,542 21,813 29,084 43,626 and 87,252, with no remainder.

Since 87,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,252, 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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