Q: Is 93,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 93,600 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 93,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 25 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 50 52 60 65 72 75 78 80 90 96 100 104 117 120 130 144 150 156 160 180 195 200 208 225 234 240 260 288 300 312 325 360 390 400 416 450 468 480 520 585 600 624 650 720 780 800 900 936 975 1,040 1,170 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,440 1,560 1,800 1,872 1,950 2,080 2,340 2,400 2,600 2,925 3,120 3,600 3,744 3,900 4,680 5,200 5,850 6,240 7,200 7,800 9,360 10,400 11,700 15,600 18,720 23,400 31,200 46,800 and 93,600, with no remainder.

Since 93,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 93,600, 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).