Q: Is 184,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 184,080 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 184,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 59 60 65 78 80 104 118 120 130 156 177 195 208 236 240 260 295 312 354 390 472 520 590 624 708 767 780 885 944 1,040 1,180 1,416 1,534 1,560 1,770 2,301 2,360 2,832 3,068 3,120 3,540 3,835 4,602 4,720 6,136 7,080 7,670 9,204 11,505 12,272 14,160 15,340 18,408 23,010 30,680 36,816 46,020 61,360 92,040 and 184,080, with no remainder.

Since 184,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 184,080, 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).