Q: Is 178,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,152 is a composite number.

Why is 178,152 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 178,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 571 1,142 1,713 2,284 3,426 4,568 6,852 7,423 13,704 14,846 22,269 29,692 44,538 59,384 89,076 and 178,152, with no remainder.

Since 178,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,152, 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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