Q: Is 175,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 175,392 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 175,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 29 32 36 42 48 54 56 58 63 72 84 87 96 108 112 116 126 144 168 174 189 203 216 224 232 252 261 288 336 348 378 406 432 464 504 522 609 672 696 756 783 812 864 928 1,008 1,044 1,218 1,392 1,512 1,566 1,624 1,827 2,016 2,088 2,436 2,784 3,024 3,132 3,248 3,654 4,176 4,872 5,481 6,048 6,264 6,496 7,308 8,352 9,744 10,962 12,528 14,616 19,488 21,924 25,056 29,232 43,848 58,464 87,696 and 175,392, with no remainder.

Since 175,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,392, 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).