Q: Is 182,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 182,988 is a composite number.

Why is 182,988 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 182,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 23 26 34 36 39 46 51 52 68 69 78 92 102 117 138 153 156 204 207 221 234 276 299 306 391 414 442 468 598 612 663 782 828 884 897 1,173 1,196 1,326 1,564 1,794 1,989 2,346 2,652 2,691 3,519 3,588 3,978 4,692 5,083 5,382 7,038 7,956 10,166 10,764 14,076 15,249 20,332 30,498 45,747 60,996 91,494 and 182,988, with no remainder.

Since 182,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 182,988, 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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