Q: Is 85,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,880 is a composite number.

Why is 85,880 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 85,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 113 152 190 226 380 452 565 760 904 1,130 2,147 2,260 4,294 4,520 8,588 10,735 17,176 21,470 42,940 and 85,880, with no remainder.

Since 85,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,880, 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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