Q: Is 179,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 179,480 is a composite number.

Why is 179,480 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 179,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 641 1,282 2,564 3,205 4,487 5,128 6,410 8,974 12,820 17,948 22,435 25,640 35,896 44,870 89,740 and 179,480, with no remainder.

Since 179,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,480, 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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