Q: Is 118,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 118,000 is a composite number.

Why is 118,000 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 118,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 59 80 100 118 125 200 236 250 295 400 472 500 590 944 1,000 1,180 1,475 2,000 2,360 2,950 4,720 5,900 7,375 11,800 14,750 23,600 29,500 59,000 and 118,000, with no remainder.

Since 118,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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