Q: Is 187,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,248 is a composite number.

Why is 187,248 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 187,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 47 48 83 94 141 166 188 249 282 332 376 498 564 664 752 996 1,128 1,328 1,992 2,256 3,901 3,984 7,802 11,703 15,604 23,406 31,208 46,812 62,416 93,624 and 187,248, with no remainder.

Since 187,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,248, 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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