Q: Is 112,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 112,896 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 112,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 49 56 63 64 72 84 96 98 112 126 128 144 147 168 192 196 224 252 256 288 294 336 384 392 441 448 504 576 588 672 768 784 882 896 1,008 1,152 1,176 1,344 1,568 1,764 1,792 2,016 2,304 2,352 2,688 3,136 3,528 4,032 4,704 5,376 6,272 7,056 8,064 9,408 12,544 14,112 16,128 18,816 28,224 37,632 56,448 and 112,896, with no remainder.

Since 112,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,896, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).