Q: Is 98,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,900 is a composite number.

Why is 98,900 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 98,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 43 46 50 86 92 100 115 172 215 230 430 460 575 860 989 1,075 1,150 1,978 2,150 2,300 3,956 4,300 4,945 9,890 19,780 24,725 49,450 and 98,900, with no remainder.

Since 98,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,900, 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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