Q: Is 86,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 86,880 is a composite number.

Why is 86,880 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 86,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 181 240 362 480 543 724 905 1,086 1,448 1,810 2,172 2,715 2,896 3,620 4,344 5,430 5,792 7,240 8,688 10,860 14,480 17,376 21,720 28,960 43,440 and 86,880, with no remainder.

Since 86,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,880, 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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