Q: Is 96,390 a Composite Number?

Why is 96,390 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 96,390 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 17 18 21 27 30 34 35 42 45 51 54 63 70 81 85 90 102 105 119 126 135 153 162 170 189 210 238 255 270 306 315 357 378 405 459 510 567 595 630 714 765 810 918 945 1,071 1,134 1,190 1,377 1,530 1,785 1,890 2,142 2,295 2,754 2,835 3,213 3,570 4,590 5,355 5,670 6,426 6,885 9,639 10,710 13,770 16,065 19,278 32,130 48,195 and 96,390, with no remainder.

Since 96,390 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,390, 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).