Q: Is 85,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,968 is a composite number.

Why is 85,968 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 85,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 199 216 398 432 597 796 1,194 1,592 1,791 2,388 3,184 3,582 4,776 5,373 7,164 9,552 10,746 14,328 21,492 28,656 42,984 and 85,968, with no remainder.

Since 85,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,968, 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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