Q: Is 85,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,680 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 85,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 48 51 56 60 63 68 70 72 80 84 85 90 102 105 112 119 120 126 136 140 144 153 168 170 180 204 210 238 240 252 255 272 280 306 315 336 340 357 360 408 420 476 504 510 560 595 612 630 680 714 720 765 816 840 952 1,008 1,020 1,071 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,360 1,428 1,530 1,680 1,785 1,904 2,040 2,142 2,380 2,448 2,520 2,856 3,060 3,570 4,080 4,284 4,760 5,040 5,355 5,712 6,120 7,140 8,568 9,520 10,710 12,240 14,280 17,136 21,420 28,560 42,840 and 85,680, with no remainder.

Since 85,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,680, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).