Q: Is 187,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,872 is a composite number.

Why is 187,872 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 187,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 76 96 103 114 152 206 228 304 309 412 456 608 618 824 912 1,236 1,648 1,824 1,957 2,472 3,296 3,914 4,944 5,871 7,828 9,888 11,742 15,656 23,484 31,312 46,968 62,624 93,936 and 187,872, with no remainder.

Since 187,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,872, 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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