Q: Is 85,872,567 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,872,567 is a composite number.

Why is 85,872,567 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 85,872,567 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 61 87 183 319 671 957 1,471 1,769 2,013 4,413 5,307 16,181 19,459 42,659 48,543 58,377 89,731 127,977 269,193 469,249 987,041 1,407,747 2,602,199 2,961,123 7,806,597 28,624,189 and 85,872,567, with no remainder.

Since 85,872,567 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,872,567, 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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