Q: Is 83,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,040 is a composite number.

Why is 83,040 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 83,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 173 240 346 480 519 692 865 1,038 1,384 1,730 2,076 2,595 2,768 3,460 4,152 5,190 5,536 6,920 8,304 10,380 13,840 16,608 20,760 27,680 41,520 and 83,040, with no remainder.

Since 83,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,040, 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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