Q: Is 192,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,192 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 192,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 21 22 24 26 28 32 33 39 42 44 48 52 56 64 66 77 78 84 88 91 96 104 112 132 143 154 156 168 176 182 192 208 224 231 264 273 286 308 312 336 352 364 416 429 448 462 528 546 572 616 624 672 704 728 832 858 924 1,001 1,056 1,092 1,144 1,232 1,248 1,344 1,456 1,716 1,848 2,002 2,112 2,184 2,288 2,464 2,496 2,912 3,003 3,432 3,696 4,004 4,368 4,576 4,928 5,824 6,006 6,864 7,392 8,008 8,736 9,152 12,012 13,728 14,784 16,016 17,472 24,024 27,456 32,032 48,048 64,064 96,096 and 192,192, with no remainder.

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