Q: Is 183,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 183,040 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 183,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 26 32 40 44 52 55 64 65 80 88 104 110 128 130 143 160 176 208 220 256 260 286 320 352 416 440 520 572 640 704 715 832 880 1,040 1,144 1,280 1,408 1,430 1,664 1,760 2,080 2,288 2,816 2,860 3,328 3,520 4,160 4,576 5,720 7,040 8,320 9,152 11,440 14,080 16,640 18,304 22,880 36,608 45,760 91,520 and 183,040, with no remainder.

Since 183,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 183,040, 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).