Q: Is 98,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,856 is a composite number.

Why is 98,856 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 98,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,373 2,746 4,119 5,492 8,238 10,984 12,357 16,476 24,714 32,952 49,428 and 98,856, with no remainder.

Since 98,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,856, 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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