Q: Is 85,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 85,956 is a composite number.

Why is 85,956 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 85,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 19 26 29 38 39 52 57 58 76 78 87 114 116 156 174 228 247 348 377 494 551 741 754 988 1,102 1,131 1,482 1,508 1,653 2,204 2,262 2,964 3,306 4,524 6,612 7,163 14,326 21,489 28,652 42,978 and 85,956, with no remainder.

Since 85,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,956, 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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