Q: Is 187,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 187,920 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 187,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 29 30 36 40 45 48 54 58 60 72 80 81 87 90 108 116 120 135 144 145 162 174 180 216 232 240 261 270 290 324 348 360 405 432 435 464 522 540 580 648 696 720 783 810 870 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,296 1,305 1,392 1,566 1,620 1,740 2,088 2,160 2,320 2,349 2,610 3,132 3,240 3,480 3,915 4,176 4,698 5,220 6,264 6,480 6,960 7,830 9,396 10,440 11,745 12,528 15,660 18,792 20,880 23,490 31,320 37,584 46,980 62,640 93,960 and 187,920, with no remainder.

Since 187,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,920, 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).