Q: Is 969,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 969,696 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 969,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 28 32 36 37 39 42 48 52 56 63 72 74 78 84 91 96 104 111 112 117 126 144 148 156 168 182 208 222 224 234 252 259 273 288 296 312 333 336 364 416 444 468 481 504 518 546 592 624 666 672 728 777 819 888 936 962 1,008 1,036 1,092 1,184 1,248 1,332 1,443 1,456 1,554 1,638 1,776 1,872 1,924 2,016 2,072 2,184 2,331 2,664 2,886 2,912 3,108 3,276 3,367 3,552 3,744 3,848 4,144 4,329 4,368 4,662 5,328 5,772 6,216 6,552 6,734 7,696 8,288 8,658 8,736 9,324 10,101 10,656 11,544 12,432 13,104 13,468 15,392 17,316 18,648 20,202 23,088 24,864 26,208 26,936 30,303 34,632 37,296 40,404 46,176 53,872 60,606 69,264 74,592 80,808 107,744 121,212 138,528 161,616 242,424 323,232 484,848 and 969,696, with no remainder.

Since 969,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 969,696, 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).