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Kia wrote the number 85 on the board is 85 prime or composite explain

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User BnMcGn
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85 is a composite number because it can be divided evenly by a number other than one and itself. Whenever a number ends in 5, you know that it can be divided by 5, so the other factors of 85 besides 1 and 85 are 5 and 17, because 85 / 5 = 17.
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User Tom Lowbridge
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It is composite becuase 85 could be divided my more than one number such as 5.
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User Lachezar Balev
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