Q: Is 97,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,526 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 97,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 31 62 121 143 242 286 341 403 682 806 1,573 3,146 3,751 4,433 7,502 8,866 48,763 and 97,526, with no remainder.

Since 97,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,526, 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).