Q: Is 987,543,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,543,238 is a composite number.

Why is 987,543,238 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 987,543,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 131 262 1,441 2,882 342,659 685,318 3,769,249 7,538,498 44,888,329 89,776,658 493,771,619 and 987,543,238, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,238, 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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