Q: Is 187,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 187,440 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 187,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 71 80 88 110 120 132 142 165 176 213 220 240 264 284 330 355 426 440 528 568 660 710 781 852 880 1,065 1,136 1,320 1,420 1,562 1,704 2,130 2,343 2,640 2,840 3,124 3,408 3,905 4,260 4,686 5,680 6,248 7,810 8,520 9,372 11,715 12,496 15,620 17,040 18,744 23,430 31,240 37,488 46,860 62,480 93,720 and 187,440, with no remainder.

Since 187,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,440, 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).