Q: Is 98,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,820 is a composite number.

Why is 98,820 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 98,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 61 81 90 108 122 135 162 180 183 244 270 305 324 366 405 540 549 610 732 810 915 1,098 1,220 1,620 1,647 1,830 2,196 2,745 3,294 3,660 4,941 5,490 6,588 8,235 9,882 10,980 16,470 19,764 24,705 32,940 49,410 and 98,820, with no remainder.

Since 98,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,820, 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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