Q: Is 58,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 58,968 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 58,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 27 28 36 39 42 52 54 56 63 72 78 81 84 91 104 108 117 126 156 162 168 182 189 216 234 252 273 312 324 351 364 378 468 504 546 567 648 702 728 756 819 936 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,404 1,512 1,638 2,106 2,184 2,268 2,457 2,808 3,276 4,212 4,536 4,914 6,552 7,371 8,424 9,828 14,742 19,656 29,484 and 58,968, with no remainder.

Since 58,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 58,968, 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).