Q: Is 178,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,002 is a composite number.

Why is 178,002 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 178,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 29 31 33 58 62 66 87 93 99 174 186 198 261 279 319 341 522 558 638 682 899 957 1,023 1,798 1,914 2,046 2,697 2,871 3,069 5,394 5,742 6,138 8,091 9,889 16,182 19,778 29,667 59,334 89,001 and 178,002, with no remainder.

Since 178,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,002, 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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