Q: Is 178,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,048 is a composite number.

Why is 178,048 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 178,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 107 128 208 214 416 428 832 856 1,391 1,664 1,712 2,782 3,424 5,564 6,848 11,128 13,696 22,256 44,512 89,024 and 178,048, with no remainder.

Since 178,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,048, 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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