Q: Is 100,096 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,096 is a composite number.

Why is 100,096 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 100,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 32 34 46 64 68 92 128 136 184 256 272 368 391 544 736 782 1,088 1,472 1,564 2,176 2,944 3,128 4,352 5,888 6,256 12,512 25,024 50,048 and 100,096, with no remainder.

Since 100,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,096, 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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