Q: Is 192,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 192,864 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 192,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 41 42 48 49 56 82 84 96 98 112 123 147 164 168 196 224 246 287 294 328 336 392 492 574 588 656 672 784 861 984 1,148 1,176 1,312 1,568 1,722 1,968 2,009 2,296 2,352 3,444 3,936 4,018 4,592 4,704 6,027 6,888 8,036 9,184 12,054 13,776 16,072 24,108 27,552 32,144 48,216 64,288 96,432 and 192,864, with no remainder.

Since 192,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 192,864, 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).