Q: Is 187,128 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,128 is a composite number.

Why is 187,128 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 187,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 36 46 69 72 92 113 138 184 207 226 276 339 414 452 552 678 828 904 1,017 1,356 1,656 2,034 2,599 2,712 4,068 5,198 7,797 8,136 10,396 15,594 20,792 23,391 31,188 46,782 62,376 93,564 and 187,128, with no remainder.

Since 187,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,128, 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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