Q: Is 85,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,848 is a composite number.

Why is 85,848 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 85,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 73 84 98 146 147 168 196 219 292 294 392 438 511 584 588 876 1,022 1,176 1,533 1,752 2,044 3,066 3,577 4,088 6,132 7,154 10,731 12,264 14,308 21,462 28,616 42,924 and 85,848, with no remainder.

Since 85,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,848, 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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