Q: Is 184,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 184,680 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 184,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 27 30 36 38 40 45 54 57 60 72 76 81 90 95 108 114 120 135 152 162 171 180 190 216 228 243 270 285 324 342 360 380 405 456 486 513 540 570 648 684 760 810 855 972 1,026 1,080 1,140 1,215 1,368 1,539 1,620 1,710 1,944 2,052 2,280 2,430 2,565 3,078 3,240 3,420 4,104 4,617 4,860 5,130 6,156 6,840 7,695 9,234 9,720 10,260 12,312 15,390 18,468 20,520 23,085 30,780 36,936 46,170 61,560 92,340 and 184,680, with no remainder.

Since 184,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 184,680, 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).