Q: Is 87,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 87,880 is a composite number.

Why is 87,880 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 87,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 169 260 338 520 676 845 1,352 1,690 2,197 3,380 4,394 6,760 8,788 10,985 17,576 21,970 43,940 and 87,880, with no remainder.

Since 87,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,880, 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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