Q: Is 179,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 179,928 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 179,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 21 24 27 28 34 36 42 49 51 54 56 63 68 72 84 98 102 108 119 126 136 147 153 168 189 196 204 216 238 252 294 306 357 378 392 408 441 459 476 504 588 612 714 756 833 882 918 952 1,071 1,176 1,224 1,323 1,428 1,512 1,666 1,764 1,836 2,142 2,499 2,646 2,856 3,213 3,332 3,528 3,672 4,284 4,998 5,292 6,426 6,664 7,497 8,568 9,996 10,584 12,852 14,994 19,992 22,491 25,704 29,988 44,982 59,976 89,964 and 179,928, with no remainder.

Since 179,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,928, 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).