Q: Is 85,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,888 is a composite number.

Why is 85,888 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 85,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 61 64 88 122 128 176 244 352 488 671 704 976 1,342 1,408 1,952 2,684 3,904 5,368 7,808 10,736 21,472 42,944 and 85,888, with no remainder.

Since 85,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,888, 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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