Q: Is 96,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 96,800 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 96,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 121 160 176 200 220 242 275 352 400 440 484 550 605 800 880 968 1,100 1,210 1,760 1,936 2,200 2,420 3,025 3,872 4,400 4,840 6,050 8,800 9,680 12,100 19,360 24,200 48,400 and 96,800, with no remainder.

Since 96,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,800, 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).