Q: Is 97,119 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,119 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 97,119 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 109 297 327 891 981 1,199 2,943 3,597 8,829 10,791 32,373 and 97,119, with no remainder.

Since 97,119 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,119, 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).