Q: Is 96,876 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 96,876 is a composite number.

Why is 96,876 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 96,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 23 26 27 36 39 46 52 54 69 78 81 92 108 117 138 156 162 207 234 276 299 324 351 414 468 598 621 702 828 897 1,053 1,196 1,242 1,404 1,794 1,863 2,106 2,484 2,691 3,588 3,726 4,212 5,382 7,452 8,073 10,764 16,146 24,219 32,292 48,438 and 96,876, with no remainder.

Since 96,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,876, 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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