Q: Is 96,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 96,852 is a composite number.

Why is 96,852 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 96,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 1,153 2,306 3,459 4,612 6,918 8,071 13,836 16,142 24,213 32,284 48,426 and 96,852, with no remainder.

Since 96,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,852, 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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