Q: Is 85,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,140 is a composite number.

Why is 85,140 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 85,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 43 44 45 55 60 66 86 90 99 110 129 132 165 172 180 198 215 220 258 330 387 396 430 473 495 516 645 660 774 860 946 990 1,290 1,419 1,548 1,892 1,935 1,980 2,365 2,580 2,838 3,870 4,257 4,730 5,676 7,095 7,740 8,514 9,460 14,190 17,028 21,285 28,380 42,570 and 85,140, with no remainder.

Since 85,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,140, 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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