Q: Is 65,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 65,960 is a composite number.

Why is 65,960 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 65,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 97 136 170 194 340 388 485 680 776 970 1,649 1,940 3,298 3,880 6,596 8,245 13,192 16,490 32,980 and 65,960, with no remainder.

Since 65,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,960, 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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