Q: Is 83,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,460 is a composite number.

Why is 83,460 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 83,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 107 130 156 195 214 260 321 390 428 535 642 780 1,070 1,284 1,391 1,605 2,140 2,782 3,210 4,173 5,564 6,420 6,955 8,346 13,910 16,692 20,865 27,820 41,730 and 83,460, with no remainder.

Since 83,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,460, 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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