Q: Is 96,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 96,642 is a composite number.

Why is 96,642 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 96,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 59 63 78 91 117 118 126 177 182 234 273 354 413 531 546 767 819 826 1,062 1,239 1,534 1,638 2,301 2,478 3,717 4,602 5,369 6,903 7,434 10,738 13,806 16,107 32,214 48,321 and 96,642, with no remainder.

Since 96,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,642, 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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