Q: Is 178,220 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,220 is a composite number.

Why is 178,220 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 178,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 67 70 76 95 133 134 140 190 266 268 335 380 469 532 665 670 938 1,273 1,330 1,340 1,876 2,345 2,546 2,660 4,690 5,092 6,365 8,911 9,380 12,730 17,822 25,460 35,644 44,555 89,110 and 178,220, with no remainder.

Since 178,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,220, 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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