Q: Is 184,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 184,140 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 184,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 31 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 62 66 90 93 99 108 110 124 132 135 155 165 180 186 198 220 270 279 297 310 330 341 372 396 465 495 540 558 594 620 660 682 837 930 990 1,023 1,116 1,188 1,364 1,395 1,485 1,674 1,705 1,860 1,980 2,046 2,790 2,970 3,069 3,348 3,410 4,092 4,185 5,115 5,580 5,940 6,138 6,820 8,370 9,207 10,230 12,276 15,345 16,740 18,414 20,460 30,690 36,828 46,035 61,380 92,070 and 184,140, with no remainder.

Since 184,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 184,140, 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).