Q: Is 187,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,340 is a composite number.

Why is 187,340 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 187,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 19 20 29 34 38 58 68 76 85 95 116 145 170 190 290 323 340 380 493 551 580 646 986 1,102 1,292 1,615 1,972 2,204 2,465 2,755 3,230 4,930 5,510 6,460 9,367 9,860 11,020 18,734 37,468 46,835 93,670 and 187,340, with no remainder.

Since 187,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,340, 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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