Q: Is 87,828 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,828 is a composite number.

Why is 87,828 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 87,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 563 1,126 1,689 2,252 3,378 6,756 7,319 14,638 21,957 29,276 43,914 and 87,828, with no remainder.

Since 87,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,828, 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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