Q: Is 187,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,480 is a composite number.

Why is 187,480 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 187,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 109 172 215 218 344 430 436 545 860 872 1,090 1,720 2,180 4,360 4,687 9,374 18,748 23,435 37,496 46,870 93,740 and 187,480, with no remainder.

Since 187,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,480, 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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