Q: Is 97,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,440 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 97,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 29 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 58 60 70 80 84 87 96 105 112 116 120 140 145 160 168 174 203 210 224 232 240 280 290 336 348 406 420 435 464 480 560 580 609 672 696 812 840 870 928 1,015 1,120 1,160 1,218 1,392 1,624 1,680 1,740 2,030 2,320 2,436 2,784 3,045 3,248 3,360 3,480 4,060 4,640 4,872 6,090 6,496 6,960 8,120 9,744 12,180 13,920 16,240 19,488 24,360 32,480 48,720 and 97,440, with no remainder.

Since 97,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,440, 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).