Q: Is 186,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 186,000 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 186,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 31 40 48 50 60 62 75 80 93 100 120 124 125 150 155 186 200 240 248 250 300 310 372 375 400 465 496 500 600 620 744 750 775 930 1,000 1,200 1,240 1,488 1,500 1,550 1,860 2,000 2,325 2,480 3,000 3,100 3,720 3,875 4,650 6,000 6,200 7,440 7,750 9,300 11,625 12,400 15,500 18,600 23,250 31,000 37,200 46,500 62,000 93,000 and 186,000, with no remainder.

Since 186,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 186,000, 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).