Q: Is 190,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 190,008 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 190,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 24 26 28 29 36 39 42 52 56 58 63 72 78 84 87 91 104 116 117 126 156 168 174 182 203 232 234 252 261 273 312 348 364 377 406 468 504 522 546 609 696 728 754 812 819 936 1,044 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,508 1,624 1,638 1,827 2,088 2,184 2,262 2,436 2,639 3,016 3,276 3,393 3,654 4,524 4,872 5,278 6,552 6,786 7,308 7,917 9,048 10,556 13,572 14,616 15,834 21,112 23,751 27,144 31,668 47,502 63,336 95,004 and 190,008, with no remainder.

Since 190,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 190,008, 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).