Q: Is 192,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,024 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 192,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 127 168 189 216 252 254 378 381 504 508 756 762 889 1,016 1,143 1,512 1,524 1,778 2,286 2,667 3,048 3,429 3,556 4,572 5,334 6,858 7,112 8,001 9,144 10,668 13,716 16,002 21,336 24,003 27,432 32,004 48,006 64,008 96,012 and 192,024, with no remainder.

Since 192,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 192,024, 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).