Q: Is 178,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,440 is a composite number.

Why is 178,440 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 178,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,487 2,974 4,461 5,948 7,435 8,922 11,896 14,870 17,844 22,305 29,740 35,688 44,610 59,480 89,220 and 178,440, with no remainder.

Since 178,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,440, 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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