Q: Is 115,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 115,856 is a composite number.

Why is 115,856 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 115,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 557 1,114 2,228 4,456 7,241 8,912 14,482 28,964 57,928 and 115,856, with no remainder.

Since 115,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,856, 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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