Q: Is 972,192 a Composite Number?

Why is 972,192 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 972,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 32 38 39 41 48 52 57 76 78 82 96 104 114 123 152 156 164 208 228 246 247 304 312 328 416 456 492 494 533 608 624 656 741 779 912 984 988 1,066 1,248 1,312 1,482 1,558 1,599 1,824 1,968 1,976 2,132 2,337 2,964 3,116 3,198 3,936 3,952 4,264 4,674 5,928 6,232 6,396 7,904 8,528 9,348 10,127 11,856 12,464 12,792 17,056 18,696 20,254 23,712 24,928 25,584 30,381 37,392 40,508 51,168 60,762 74,784 81,016 121,524 162,032 243,048 324,064 486,096 and 972,192, with no remainder.

Since 972,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,192, 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).