Q: Is 86,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 86,520 is a composite number.

Why is 86,520 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 86,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 103 105 120 140 168 206 210 280 309 412 420 515 618 721 824 840 1,030 1,236 1,442 1,545 2,060 2,163 2,472 2,884 3,090 3,605 4,120 4,326 5,768 6,180 7,210 8,652 10,815 12,360 14,420 17,304 21,630 28,840 43,260 and 86,520, with no remainder.

Since 86,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,520, 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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