Q: Is 987,543,254 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 987,543,254 is a composite number.

Why is 987,543,254 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 987,543,254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 661 1,322 20,491 24,097 40,982 48,194 747,007 1,494,014 15,928,117 31,856,234 493,771,627 and 987,543,254, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,254, 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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