Q: Is 88,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 88,704 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 88,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 28 32 33 36 42 44 48 56 63 64 66 72 77 84 88 96 99 112 126 128 132 144 154 168 176 192 198 224 231 252 264 288 308 336 352 384 396 448 462 504 528 576 616 672 693 704 792 896 924 1,008 1,056 1,152 1,232 1,344 1,386 1,408 1,584 1,848 2,016 2,112 2,464 2,688 2,772 3,168 3,696 4,032 4,224 4,928 5,544 6,336 7,392 8,064 9,856 11,088 12,672 14,784 22,176 29,568 44,352 and 88,704, with no remainder.

Since 88,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,704, 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).