Q: Is 179,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 179,088 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 179,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 39 41 42 48 52 56 78 82 84 91 104 112 123 156 164 168 182 208 246 273 287 312 328 336 364 492 533 546 574 624 656 728 861 984 1,066 1,092 1,148 1,456 1,599 1,722 1,968 2,132 2,184 2,296 3,198 3,444 3,731 4,264 4,368 4,592 6,396 6,888 7,462 8,528 11,193 12,792 13,776 14,924 22,386 25,584 29,848 44,772 59,696 89,544 and 179,088, with no remainder.

Since 179,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,088, 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).