Q: Is 187,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,072 is a composite number.

Why is 187,072 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 187,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 64 74 79 148 158 296 316 592 632 1,184 1,264 2,368 2,528 2,923 5,056 5,846 11,692 23,384 46,768 93,536 and 187,072, with no remainder.

Since 187,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,072, 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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