Q: Is 178,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 178,752 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 178,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 32 38 42 48 49 56 57 64 76 84 96 98 112 114 133 147 152 168 192 196 224 228 266 294 304 336 392 399 448 456 532 588 608 672 784 798 912 931 1,064 1,176 1,216 1,344 1,568 1,596 1,824 1,862 2,128 2,352 2,793 3,136 3,192 3,648 3,724 4,256 4,704 5,586 6,384 7,448 8,512 9,408 11,172 12,768 14,896 22,344 25,536 29,792 44,688 59,584 89,376 and 178,752, with no remainder.

Since 178,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,752, 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).