Q: Is 85,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,840 is a composite number.

Why is 85,840 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 85,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 37 40 58 74 80 116 145 148 185 232 290 296 370 464 580 592 740 1,073 1,160 1,480 2,146 2,320 2,960 4,292 5,365 8,584 10,730 17,168 21,460 42,920 and 85,840, with no remainder.

Since 85,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,840, 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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