Q: Is 183,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 183,744 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 183,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 29 32 33 36 44 48 58 64 66 72 87 88 96 99 116 132 144 174 176 192 198 232 261 264 288 319 348 352 396 464 522 528 576 638 696 704 792 928 957 1,044 1,056 1,276 1,392 1,584 1,856 1,914 2,088 2,112 2,552 2,784 2,871 3,168 3,828 4,176 5,104 5,568 5,742 6,336 7,656 8,352 10,208 11,484 15,312 16,704 20,416 22,968 30,624 45,936 61,248 91,872 and 183,744, with no remainder.

Since 183,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 183,744, 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).