Q: Is 96,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 96,000 is a composite number.

Why is 96,000 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 96,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 128 150 160 192 200 240 250 256 300 320 375 384 400 480 500 600 640 750 768 800 960 1,000 1,200 1,280 1,500 1,600 1,920 2,000 2,400 3,000 3,200 3,840 4,000 4,800 6,000 6,400 8,000 9,600 12,000 16,000 19,200 24,000 32,000 48,000 and 96,000, with no remainder.

Since 96,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,000, 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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