Q: Is 98,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,496 is a composite number.

Why is 98,496 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 98,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 32 36 38 48 54 57 64 72 76 81 96 108 114 144 152 162 171 192 216 228 288 304 324 342 432 456 513 576 608 648 684 864 912 1,026 1,216 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,728 1,824 2,052 2,592 2,736 3,078 3,648 4,104 5,184 5,472 6,156 8,208 10,944 12,312 16,416 24,624 32,832 49,248 and 98,496, with no remainder.

Since 98,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,496, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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