Q: Is 176,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 176,800 is a composite number.

Why is 176,800 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 176,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 25 26 32 34 40 50 52 65 68 80 85 100 104 130 136 160 170 200 208 221 260 272 325 340 400 416 425 442 520 544 650 680 800 850 884 1,040 1,105 1,300 1,360 1,700 1,768 2,080 2,210 2,600 2,720 3,400 3,536 4,420 5,200 5,525 6,800 7,072 8,840 10,400 11,050 13,600 17,680 22,100 35,360 44,200 88,400 and 176,800, with no remainder.

Since 176,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 176,800, 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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