Q: Is 97,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,128 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 97,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 57 71 72 76 114 142 152 171 213 228 284 342 426 456 568 639 684 852 1,278 1,349 1,368 1,704 2,556 2,698 4,047 5,112 5,396 8,094 10,792 12,141 16,188 24,282 32,376 48,564 and 97,128, with no remainder.

Since 97,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,128, 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).