Q: Is 99,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 99,852 is a composite number.

Why is 99,852 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 99,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 53 106 157 159 212 314 318 471 628 636 942 1,884 8,321 16,642 24,963 33,284 49,926 and 99,852, with no remainder.

Since 99,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 99,852, 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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