Q: Is 88,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,000 is a composite number.

Why is 88,000 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 88,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 64 80 88 100 110 125 160 176 200 220 250 275 320 352 400 440 500 550 704 800 880 1,000 1,100 1,375 1,600 1,760 2,000 2,200 2,750 3,520 4,000 4,400 5,500 8,000 8,800 11,000 17,600 22,000 44,000 and 88,000, with no remainder.

Since 88,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,000, 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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