Q: Is 88,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,880 is a composite number.

Why is 88,880 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 88,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 101 110 176 202 220 404 440 505 808 880 1,010 1,111 1,616 2,020 2,222 4,040 4,444 5,555 8,080 8,888 11,110 17,776 22,220 44,440 and 88,880, with no remainder.

Since 88,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,880, 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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