Q: Is 99,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 99,792 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 99,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 21 22 24 27 28 33 36 42 44 48 54 56 63 66 72 77 81 84 88 99 108 112 126 132 144 154 162 168 176 189 198 216 231 252 264 297 308 324 336 378 396 432 462 504 528 567 594 616 648 693 756 792 891 924 1,008 1,134 1,188 1,232 1,296 1,386 1,512 1,584 1,782 1,848 2,079 2,268 2,376 2,772 3,024 3,564 3,696 4,158 4,536 4,752 5,544 6,237 7,128 8,316 9,072 11,088 12,474 14,256 16,632 24,948 33,264 49,896 and 99,792, with no remainder.

Since 99,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 99,792, 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).