Q: Is 85,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,536 is a composite number.

Why is 85,536 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 85,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 32 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 81 88 96 99 108 132 144 162 176 198 216 243 264 288 297 324 352 396 432 486 528 594 648 792 864 891 972 1,056 1,188 1,296 1,584 1,782 1,944 2,376 2,592 2,673 3,168 3,564 3,888 4,752 5,346 7,128 7,776 9,504 10,692 14,256 21,384 28,512 42,768 and 85,536, with no remainder.

Since 85,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,536, 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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