Q: Is 187,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 187,680 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 187,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 23 24 30 32 34 40 46 48 51 60 68 69 80 85 92 96 102 115 120 136 138 160 170 184 204 230 240 255 272 276 340 345 368 391 408 460 480 510 544 552 680 690 736 782 816 920 1,020 1,104 1,173 1,360 1,380 1,564 1,632 1,840 1,955 2,040 2,208 2,346 2,720 2,760 3,128 3,680 3,910 4,080 4,692 5,520 5,865 6,256 7,820 8,160 9,384 11,040 11,730 12,512 15,640 18,768 23,460 31,280 37,536 46,920 62,560 93,840 and 187,680, with no remainder.

Since 187,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,680, 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).