Q: Is 89,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 89,856 is a composite number.

Why is 89,856 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 89,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 32 36 39 48 52 54 64 72 78 96 104 108 117 128 144 156 192 208 216 234 256 288 312 351 384 416 432 468 576 624 702 768 832 864 936 1,152 1,248 1,404 1,664 1,728 1,872 2,304 2,496 2,808 3,328 3,456 3,744 4,992 5,616 6,912 7,488 9,984 11,232 14,976 22,464 29,952 44,928 and 89,856, with no remainder.

Since 89,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 89,856, 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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