Q: Is 98,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 98,560 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 98,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 64 70 77 80 88 110 112 128 140 154 160 176 220 224 256 280 308 320 352 385 440 448 560 616 640 704 770 880 896 1,120 1,232 1,280 1,408 1,540 1,760 1,792 2,240 2,464 2,816 3,080 3,520 4,480 4,928 6,160 7,040 8,960 9,856 12,320 14,080 19,712 24,640 49,280 and 98,560, with no remainder.

Since 98,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,560, 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).