Q: Is 87,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,456 is a composite number.

Why is 87,456 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 87,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 911 1,822 2,733 3,644 5,466 7,288 10,932 14,576 21,864 29,152 43,728 and 87,456, with no remainder.

Since 87,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,456, 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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