Q: Is 187,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 187,000 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 187,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 40 44 50 55 68 85 88 100 110 125 136 170 187 200 220 250 275 340 374 425 440 500 550 680 748 850 935 1,000 1,100 1,375 1,496 1,700 1,870 2,125 2,200 2,750 3,400 3,740 4,250 4,675 5,500 7,480 8,500 9,350 11,000 17,000 18,700 23,375 37,400 46,750 93,500 and 187,000, with no remainder.

Since 187,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,000, 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).