Q: Is 179,080 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 179,080 is a composite number.

Why is 179,080 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 179,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 37 40 44 55 74 88 110 121 148 185 220 242 296 370 407 440 484 605 740 814 968 1,210 1,480 1,628 2,035 2,420 3,256 4,070 4,477 4,840 8,140 8,954 16,280 17,908 22,385 35,816 44,770 89,540 and 179,080, with no remainder.

Since 179,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,080, 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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