Q: Is 85,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 85,800 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 85,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 24 25 26 30 33 39 40 44 50 52 55 60 65 66 75 78 88 100 104 110 120 130 132 143 150 156 165 195 200 220 260 264 275 286 300 312 325 330 390 429 440 520 550 572 600 650 660 715 780 825 858 975 1,100 1,144 1,300 1,320 1,430 1,560 1,650 1,716 1,950 2,145 2,200 2,600 2,860 3,300 3,432 3,575 3,900 4,290 5,720 6,600 7,150 7,800 8,580 10,725 14,300 17,160 21,450 28,600 42,900 and 85,800, with no remainder.

Since 85,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,800, 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).