Q: Is 86,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 86,688 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 86,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 43 48 56 63 72 84 86 96 112 126 129 144 168 172 224 252 258 288 301 336 344 387 504 516 602 672 688 774 903 1,008 1,032 1,204 1,376 1,548 1,806 2,016 2,064 2,408 2,709 3,096 3,612 4,128 4,816 5,418 6,192 7,224 9,632 10,836 12,384 14,448 21,672 28,896 43,344 and 86,688, with no remainder.

Since 86,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,688, 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).