Q: Is 83,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,496 is a composite number.

Why is 83,496 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 83,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 71 84 98 142 147 168 196 213 284 294 392 426 497 568 588 852 994 1,176 1,491 1,704 1,988 2,982 3,479 3,976 5,964 6,958 10,437 11,928 13,916 20,874 27,832 41,748 and 83,496, with no remainder.

Since 83,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,496, 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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