Q: Is 83,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,880 is a composite number.

Why is 83,880 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 83,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 233 360 466 699 932 1,165 1,398 1,864 2,097 2,330 2,796 3,495 4,194 4,660 5,592 6,990 8,388 9,320 10,485 13,980 16,776 20,970 27,960 41,940 and 83,880, with no remainder.

Since 83,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,880, 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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