Q: Is 196,992 a Composite Number?

Why is 196,992 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 196,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 32 36 38 48 54 57 64 72 76 81 96 108 114 128 144 152 162 171 192 216 228 288 304 324 342 384 432 456 513 576 608 648 684 864 912 1,026 1,152 1,216 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,728 1,824 2,052 2,432 2,592 2,736 3,078 3,456 3,648 4,104 5,184 5,472 6,156 7,296 8,208 10,368 10,944 12,312 16,416 21,888 24,624 32,832 49,248 65,664 98,496 and 196,992, with no remainder.

Since 196,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,992, 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).