Q: Is 184,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 184,464 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 184,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 61 63 72 84 108 112 122 126 144 168 183 189 216 244 252 336 366 378 427 432 488 504 549 732 756 854 976 1,008 1,098 1,281 1,464 1,512 1,647 1,708 2,196 2,562 2,928 3,024 3,294 3,416 3,843 4,392 5,124 6,588 6,832 7,686 8,784 10,248 11,529 13,176 15,372 20,496 23,058 26,352 30,744 46,116 61,488 92,232 and 184,464, with no remainder.

Since 184,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 184,464, 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).