Q: Is 98,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,840 is a composite number.

Why is 98,840 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 98,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 353 706 1,412 1,765 2,471 2,824 3,530 4,942 7,060 9,884 12,355 14,120 19,768 24,710 49,420 and 98,840, with no remainder.

Since 98,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,840, 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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