Q: Is 178,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,230 is a composite number.

Why is 178,230 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 178,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 130 195 390 457 914 1,371 2,285 2,742 4,570 5,941 6,855 11,882 13,710 17,823 29,705 35,646 59,410 89,115 and 178,230, with no remainder.

Since 178,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,230, 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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