Q: Is 84,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 84,672 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 84,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 49 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 98 108 112 126 144 147 168 189 192 196 216 224 252 288 294 336 378 392 432 441 448 504 576 588 672 756 784 864 882 1,008 1,176 1,323 1,344 1,512 1,568 1,728 1,764 2,016 2,352 2,646 3,024 3,136 3,528 4,032 4,704 5,292 6,048 7,056 9,408 10,584 12,096 14,112 21,168 28,224 42,336 and 84,672, with no remainder.

Since 84,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,672, 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).