Q: Is 83,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 83,888 is a composite number.

Why is 83,888 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 83,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 56 98 107 112 196 214 392 428 749 784 856 1,498 1,712 2,996 5,243 5,992 10,486 11,984 20,972 41,944 and 83,888, with no remainder.

Since 83,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,888, 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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