Q: Is 88,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 88,872 is a composite number.

Why is 88,872 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 88,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 322 483 529 552 644 966 1,058 1,288 1,587 1,932 2,116 3,174 3,703 3,864 4,232 6,348 7,406 11,109 12,696 14,812 22,218 29,624 44,436 and 88,872, with no remainder.

Since 88,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,872, 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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