Q: Is 86,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 86,480 is a composite number.

Why is 86,480 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 86,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 47 80 92 94 115 184 188 230 235 368 376 460 470 752 920 940 1,081 1,840 1,880 2,162 3,760 4,324 5,405 8,648 10,810 17,296 21,620 43,240 and 86,480, with no remainder.

Since 86,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,480, 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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