Because it has factors of 1,2,43 and 86.
Prime numbers can only have 2 factors: 1 and itself.
It is composite because it isn't prime.
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The number 86 is not a composite number because it cannot be divided evenly by any other number except for 1 and itself. A composite number is defined as a positive integer greater than 1 that has at least one divisor other than 1 and itself.