Q: Is 88,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,550 is a composite number.

Why is 88,550 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 88,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 23 25 35 46 50 55 70 77 110 115 154 161 175 230 253 275 322 350 385 506 550 575 770 805 1,150 1,265 1,610 1,771 1,925 2,530 3,542 3,850 4,025 6,325 8,050 8,855 12,650 17,710 44,275 and 88,550, with no remainder.

Since 88,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,550, 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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