Q: Is 97,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,920 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 97,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 64 68 72 80 85 90 96 102 120 128 136 144 153 160 170 180 192 204 240 255 272 288 306 320 340 360 384 408 480 510 544 576 612 640 680 720 765 816 960 1,020 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,360 1,440 1,530 1,632 1,920 2,040 2,176 2,448 2,720 2,880 3,060 3,264 4,080 4,896 5,440 5,760 6,120 6,528 8,160 9,792 10,880 12,240 16,320 19,584 24,480 32,640 48,960 and 97,920, with no remainder.

Since 97,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,920, 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).