Q: Is 97,524 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,524 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 97,524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 43 54 63 81 84 86 108 126 129 162 172 189 252 258 301 324 378 387 516 567 602 756 774 903 1,134 1,161 1,204 1,548 1,806 2,268 2,322 2,709 3,483 3,612 4,644 5,418 6,966 8,127 10,836 13,932 16,254 24,381 32,508 48,762 and 97,524, with no remainder.

Since 97,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,524, 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).