Q: Is 9,600 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,600 is a composite number.

Why is 9,600 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 9,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 384 400 480 600 640 800 960 1,200 1,600 1,920 2,400 3,200 4,800 and 9,600, with no remainder.

Since 9,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,600, 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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