Q: Is 94,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 94,248 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 94,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 17 18 21 22 24 28 33 34 36 42 44 51 56 63 66 68 72 77 84 88 99 102 119 126 132 136 153 154 168 187 198 204 231 238 252 264 306 308 357 374 396 408 462 476 504 561 612 616 693 714 748 792 924 952 1,071 1,122 1,224 1,309 1,386 1,428 1,496 1,683 1,848 2,142 2,244 2,618 2,772 2,856 3,366 3,927 4,284 4,488 5,236 5,544 6,732 7,854 8,568 10,472 11,781 13,464 15,708 23,562 31,416 47,124 and 94,248, with no remainder.

Since 94,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 94,248, 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).