Q: Is 85,215 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,215 is a composite number.

Why is 85,215 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 85,215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 19 23 39 57 65 69 95 115 195 247 285 299 345 437 741 897 1,235 1,311 1,495 2,185 3,705 4,485 5,681 6,555 17,043 28,405 and 85,215, with no remainder.

Since 85,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,215, 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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