Q: Is 178,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,848 is a composite number.

Why is 178,848 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 178,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 32 36 46 48 54 69 72 81 92 96 108 138 144 162 184 207 216 243 276 288 324 368 414 432 486 552 621 648 736 828 864 972 1,104 1,242 1,296 1,656 1,863 1,944 2,208 2,484 2,592 3,312 3,726 3,888 4,968 5,589 6,624 7,452 7,776 9,936 11,178 14,904 19,872 22,356 29,808 44,712 59,616 89,424 and 178,848, with no remainder.

Since 178,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,848, 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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