Q: Is 184,338 a Composite Number?

Why is 184,338 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 184,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 19 21 22 33 38 42 49 57 63 66 77 98 99 114 126 133 147 154 171 198 209 231 266 294 342 399 418 441 462 539 627 693 798 882 931 1,078 1,197 1,254 1,386 1,463 1,617 1,862 1,881 2,394 2,793 2,926 3,234 3,762 4,389 4,851 5,586 8,379 8,778 9,702 10,241 13,167 16,758 20,482 26,334 30,723 61,446 92,169 and 184,338, with no remainder.

Since 184,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 184,338, 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).