Q: Is 178,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,980 is a composite number.

Why is 178,980 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 178,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 157 190 228 285 314 380 471 570 628 785 942 1,140 1,570 1,884 2,355 2,983 3,140 4,710 5,966 8,949 9,420 11,932 14,915 17,898 29,830 35,796 44,745 59,660 89,490 and 178,980, with no remainder.

Since 178,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,980, 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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