Q: Is 96,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 96,228 is a composite number.

Why is 96,228 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 96,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 99 108 132 162 198 243 297 324 396 486 594 729 891 972 1,188 1,458 1,782 2,187 2,673 2,916 3,564 4,374 5,346 8,019 8,748 10,692 16,038 24,057 32,076 48,114 and 96,228, with no remainder.

Since 96,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,228, 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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