Q: Is 98,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,000 is a composite number.

Why is 98,000 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 98,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 125 140 175 196 200 245 250 280 350 392 400 490 500 560 700 784 875 980 1,000 1,225 1,400 1,750 1,960 2,000 2,450 2,800 3,500 3,920 4,900 6,125 7,000 9,800 12,250 14,000 19,600 24,500 49,000 and 98,000, with no remainder.

Since 98,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,000, 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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