Q: Is 85,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,440 is a composite number.

Why is 85,440 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 85,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 89 96 120 160 178 192 240 267 320 356 445 480 534 712 890 960 1,068 1,335 1,424 1,780 2,136 2,670 2,848 3,560 4,272 5,340 5,696 7,120 8,544 10,680 14,240 17,088 21,360 28,480 42,720 and 85,440, with no remainder.

Since 85,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,440, 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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