Q: Is 187,136 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,136 is a composite number.

Why is 187,136 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 187,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 43 64 68 86 128 136 172 256 272 344 544 688 731 1,088 1,376 1,462 2,176 2,752 2,924 4,352 5,504 5,848 11,008 11,696 23,392 46,784 93,568 and 187,136, with no remainder.

Since 187,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,136, 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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