Q: Is 187,902 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,902 is a composite number.

Why is 187,902 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 187,902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 33 39 66 73 78 99 117 143 146 198 219 234 286 429 438 657 803 858 949 1,287 1,314 1,606 1,898 2,409 2,574 2,847 4,818 5,694 7,227 8,541 10,439 14,454 17,082 20,878 31,317 62,634 93,951 and 187,902, with no remainder.

Since 187,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,902, 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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