Q: Is 178,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,480 is a composite number.

Why is 178,480 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 178,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 97 115 184 194 230 368 388 460 485 776 920 970 1,552 1,840 1,940 2,231 3,880 4,462 7,760 8,924 11,155 17,848 22,310 35,696 44,620 89,240 and 178,480, with no remainder.

Since 178,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,480, 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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