Q: Is 97,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,860 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 97,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 233 420 466 699 932 1,165 1,398 1,631 2,330 2,796 3,262 3,495 4,660 4,893 6,524 6,990 8,155 9,786 13,980 16,310 19,572 24,465 32,620 48,930 and 97,860, with no remainder.

Since 97,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,860, 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).