Q: Is 97,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,752 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 97,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 4,073 8,146 12,219 16,292 24,438 32,584 48,876 and 97,752, with no remainder.

Since 97,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,752, 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).