Q: Is 97,428 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,428 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 97,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 353 706 1,059 1,412 2,118 4,236 8,119 16,238 24,357 32,476 48,714 and 97,428, with no remainder.

Since 97,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,428, 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).