Q: Is 182,952 a Composite Number?

Why is 182,952 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 182,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 27 28 33 36 42 44 54 56 63 66 72 77 84 88 99 108 121 126 132 154 168 189 198 216 231 242 252 264 297 308 363 378 396 462 484 504 594 616 693 726 756 792 847 924 968 1,089 1,188 1,386 1,452 1,512 1,694 1,848 2,079 2,178 2,376 2,541 2,772 2,904 3,267 3,388 4,158 4,356 5,082 5,544 6,534 6,776 7,623 8,316 8,712 10,164 13,068 15,246 16,632 20,328 22,869 26,136 30,492 45,738 60,984 91,476 and 182,952, with no remainder.

Since 182,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 182,952, 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).