Q: Is 97,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,324 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 97,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 839 1,678 3,356 24,331 48,662 and 97,324, with no remainder.

Since 97,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,324, 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).