Q: Is 96,096 a Composite Number?

Why is 96,096 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 96,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 21 22 24 26 28 32 33 39 42 44 48 52 56 66 77 78 84 88 91 96 104 112 132 143 154 156 168 176 182 208 224 231 264 273 286 308 312 336 352 364 416 429 462 528 546 572 616 624 672 728 858 924 1,001 1,056 1,092 1,144 1,232 1,248 1,456 1,716 1,848 2,002 2,184 2,288 2,464 2,912 3,003 3,432 3,696 4,004 4,368 4,576 6,006 6,864 7,392 8,008 8,736 12,012 13,728 16,016 24,024 32,032 48,048 and 96,096, with no remainder.

Since 96,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,096, 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).