Q: Is 82,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 82,960 is a composite number.

Why is 82,960 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 82,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 61 68 80 85 122 136 170 244 272 305 340 488 610 680 976 1,037 1,220 1,360 2,074 2,440 4,148 4,880 5,185 8,296 10,370 16,592 20,740 41,480 and 82,960, with no remainder.

Since 82,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82,960, 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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