Q: Is 187,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 187,488 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 187,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 31 32 36 42 48 54 56 62 63 72 84 93 96 108 112 124 126 144 168 186 189 216 217 224 248 252 279 288 336 372 378 432 434 496 504 558 651 672 744 756 837 864 868 992 1,008 1,116 1,302 1,488 1,512 1,674 1,736 1,953 2,016 2,232 2,604 2,976 3,024 3,348 3,472 3,906 4,464 5,208 5,859 6,048 6,696 6,944 7,812 8,928 10,416 11,718 13,392 15,624 20,832 23,436 26,784 31,248 46,872 62,496 93,744 and 187,488, with no remainder.

Since 187,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,488, 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).