Q: Is 179,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 179,740 is a composite number.

Why is 179,740 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 179,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 43 44 55 76 86 95 110 172 190 209 215 220 380 418 430 473 817 836 860 946 1,045 1,634 1,892 2,090 2,365 3,268 4,085 4,180 4,730 8,170 8,987 9,460 16,340 17,974 35,948 44,935 89,870 and 179,740, with no remainder.

Since 179,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,740, 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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