Q: Is 99,408 a Composite Number?

Why is 99,408 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 99,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 109 114 152 218 228 304 327 436 456 654 872 912 1,308 1,744 2,071 2,616 4,142 5,232 6,213 8,284 12,426 16,568 24,852 33,136 49,704 and 99,408, with no remainder.

Since 99,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 99,408, 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).