Q: Is 94,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 94,752 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 94,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 47 48 56 63 72 84 94 96 112 126 141 144 168 188 224 252 282 288 329 336 376 423 504 564 658 672 752 846 987 1,008 1,128 1,316 1,504 1,692 1,974 2,016 2,256 2,632 2,961 3,384 3,948 4,512 5,264 5,922 6,768 7,896 10,528 11,844 13,536 15,792 23,688 31,584 47,376 and 94,752, with no remainder.

Since 94,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 94,752, 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).