Q: Is 86,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 86,240 is a composite number.

Why is 86,240 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 86,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 49 55 56 70 77 80 88 98 110 112 140 154 160 176 196 220 224 245 280 308 352 385 392 440 490 539 560 616 770 784 880 980 1,078 1,120 1,232 1,540 1,568 1,760 1,960 2,156 2,464 2,695 3,080 3,920 4,312 5,390 6,160 7,840 8,624 10,780 12,320 17,248 21,560 43,120 and 86,240, with no remainder.

Since 86,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,240, 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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