Q: Is 85,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,540 is a composite number.

Why is 85,540 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 85,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 47 52 65 70 91 94 130 140 182 188 235 260 329 364 455 470 611 658 910 940 1,222 1,316 1,645 1,820 2,444 3,055 3,290 4,277 6,110 6,580 8,554 12,220 17,108 21,385 42,770 and 85,540, with no remainder.

Since 85,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,540, 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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