Q: Is 96,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 96,480 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 96,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 67 72 80 90 96 120 134 144 160 180 201 240 268 288 335 360 402 480 536 603 670 720 804 1,005 1,072 1,206 1,340 1,440 1,608 2,010 2,144 2,412 2,680 3,015 3,216 4,020 4,824 5,360 6,030 6,432 8,040 9,648 10,720 12,060 16,080 19,296 24,120 32,160 48,240 and 96,480, with no remainder.

Since 96,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,480, 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).