Q: Is 65,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 65,856 is a composite number.

Why is 65,856 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 65,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 84 96 98 112 147 168 192 196 224 294 336 343 392 448 588 672 686 784 1,029 1,176 1,344 1,372 1,568 2,058 2,352 2,744 3,136 4,116 4,704 5,488 8,232 9,408 10,976 16,464 21,952 32,928 and 65,856, with no remainder.

Since 65,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,856, 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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