Q: Is 178,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,800 is a composite number.

Why is 178,800 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 178,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 149 150 200 240 298 300 400 447 596 600 745 894 1,192 1,200 1,490 1,788 2,235 2,384 2,980 3,576 3,725 4,470 5,960 7,152 7,450 8,940 11,175 11,920 14,900 17,880 22,350 29,800 35,760 44,700 59,600 89,400 and 178,800, with no remainder.

Since 178,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,800, 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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