Q: Is 86,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 86,848 is a composite number.

Why is 86,848 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 86,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 59 64 92 118 184 236 368 472 736 944 1,357 1,472 1,888 2,714 3,776 5,428 10,856 21,712 43,424 and 86,848, with no remainder.

Since 86,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,848, 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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