Q: Is 83,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,520 is a composite number.

Why is 83,520 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 83,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 29 30 32 36 40 45 48 58 60 64 72 80 87 90 96 116 120 144 145 160 174 180 192 232 240 261 288 290 320 348 360 435 464 480 522 576 580 696 720 870 928 960 1,044 1,160 1,305 1,392 1,440 1,740 1,856 2,088 2,320 2,610 2,784 2,880 3,480 4,176 4,640 5,220 5,568 6,960 8,352 9,280 10,440 13,920 16,704 20,880 27,840 41,760 and 83,520, with no remainder.

Since 83,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,520, 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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