Why is 82 a composite number? A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. ... The number 82 can be evenly divided by 1, 2, 41 and 82, with no remainder. Since 82 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82, it is a composite number.
A composite number is a positive integer which is not prime (i.e., which has factors other than 1 and itself). The first few composite numbers (sometimes called "composites" for short) are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, ...
