Q: Is 90,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 90,972 is a composite number.

Why is 90,972 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 90,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 28 36 38 42 57 63 76 84 114 126 133 171 228 252 266 342 361 399 532 684 722 798 1,083 1,197 1,444 1,596 2,166 2,394 2,527 3,249 4,332 4,788 5,054 6,498 7,581 10,108 12,996 15,162 22,743 30,324 45,486 and 90,972, with no remainder.

Since 90,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 90,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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