96 is a composite number because it has more than two factors. 96 is divisible by 2, 4, 1, 96 etc. which clearly shows that it has more than two factors.
In order to show that a number is composite there is no need to find its all factors, we have to show only that it has more than two factors.
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96 has factors other than 1 and itself, so it is not a prime number. For example, 96 is 8 x 12, so it is a composite number.
96 is even then can be divided by 2, so it's not a prime number
The only even Prime number is 2
96 is a composite number because it has at least one positive factor other than one or itself.
It is prime
86 is not a prime number, so is a composite.
No 168 is not a prime number it is a composite number
96 is composite. 96 =2*48 = 2*2*24 = 2*2*2*12 = 2*2*2*2*6 = 2*2*2*2*2*3 = 2^5*3 A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.
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