Q: Is 85,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,008 is a composite number.

Why is 85,008 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 85,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 23 24 28 33 42 44 46 48 56 66 69 77 84 88 92 112 132 138 154 161 168 176 184 231 253 264 276 308 322 336 368 462 483 506 528 552 616 644 759 924 966 1,012 1,104 1,232 1,288 1,518 1,771 1,848 1,932 2,024 2,576 3,036 3,542 3,696 3,864 4,048 5,313 6,072 7,084 7,728 10,626 12,144 14,168 21,252 28,336 42,504 and 85,008, with no remainder.

Since 85,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,008, 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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