Q: Is 187,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,880 is a composite number.

Why is 187,880 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 187,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 61 70 77 88 110 122 140 154 220 244 280 305 308 385 427 440 488 610 616 671 770 854 1,220 1,342 1,540 1,708 2,135 2,440 2,684 3,080 3,355 3,416 4,270 4,697 5,368 6,710 8,540 9,394 13,420 17,080 18,788 23,485 26,840 37,576 46,970 93,940 and 187,880, with no remainder.

Since 187,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,880, 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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