Q: Is 97,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,968 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 97,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 157 208 312 314 471 624 628 942 1,256 1,884 2,041 2,512 3,768 4,082 6,123 7,536 8,164 12,246 16,328 24,492 32,656 48,984 and 97,968, with no remainder.

Since 97,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,968, 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).