Q: Is 183,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 183,120 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 183,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 109 112 120 140 168 210 218 240 280 327 336 420 436 545 560 654 763 840 872 1,090 1,308 1,526 1,635 1,680 1,744 2,180 2,289 2,616 3,052 3,270 3,815 4,360 4,578 5,232 6,104 6,540 7,630 8,720 9,156 11,445 12,208 13,080 15,260 18,312 22,890 26,160 30,520 36,624 45,780 61,040 91,560 and 183,120, with no remainder.

Since 183,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 183,120, 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).