Q: Is 187,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,908 is a composite number.

Why is 187,908 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 187,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,237 4,474 6,711 8,948 13,422 15,659 26,844 31,318 46,977 62,636 93,954 and 187,908, with no remainder.

Since 187,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,908, 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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