Q: Is 96,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 96,768 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 96,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 108 112 126 128 144 168 189 192 216 224 252 256 288 336 378 384 432 448 504 512 576 672 756 768 864 896 1,008 1,152 1,344 1,512 1,536 1,728 1,792 2,016 2,304 2,688 3,024 3,456 3,584 4,032 4,608 5,376 6,048 6,912 8,064 10,752 12,096 13,824 16,128 24,192 32,256 48,384 and 96,768, with no remainder.

Since 96,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,768, 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).