Q: Is 98,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,880 is a composite number.

Why is 98,880 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 98,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 103 120 160 192 206 240 309 320 412 480 515 618 824 960 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,648 2,060 2,472 3,090 3,296 4,120 4,944 6,180 6,592 8,240 9,888 12,360 16,480 19,776 24,720 32,960 49,440 and 98,880, with no remainder.

Since 98,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,880, 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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