Q: Is 181,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 181,104 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 181,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 49 56 66 77 84 88 98 112 132 147 154 168 176 196 231 264 294 308 336 343 392 462 528 539 588 616 686 784 924 1,029 1,078 1,176 1,232 1,372 1,617 1,848 2,058 2,156 2,352 2,744 3,234 3,696 3,773 4,116 4,312 5,488 6,468 7,546 8,232 8,624 11,319 12,936 15,092 16,464 22,638 25,872 30,184 45,276 60,368 90,552 and 181,104, with no remainder.

Since 181,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 181,104, 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).