Q: Is 182,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 182,520 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 182,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 52 54 60 65 72 78 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 156 169 180 195 216 234 260 270 312 338 351 360 390 468 507 520 540 585 676 702 780 845 936 1,014 1,080 1,170 1,352 1,404 1,521 1,560 1,690 1,755 2,028 2,340 2,535 2,808 3,042 3,380 3,510 4,056 4,563 4,680 5,070 6,084 6,760 7,020 7,605 9,126 10,140 12,168 14,040 15,210 18,252 20,280 22,815 30,420 36,504 45,630 60,840 91,260 and 182,520, with no remainder.

Since 182,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 182,520, 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).