Q: Is 69,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 69,888 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 69,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 52 56 64 78 84 91 96 104 112 128 156 168 182 192 208 224 256 273 312 336 364 384 416 448 546 624 672 728 768 832 896 1,092 1,248 1,344 1,456 1,664 1,792 2,184 2,496 2,688 2,912 3,328 4,368 4,992 5,376 5,824 8,736 9,984 11,648 17,472 23,296 34,944 and 69,888, with no remainder.

Since 69,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,888, 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).