Q: Is 187,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,960 is a composite number.

Why is 187,960 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 187,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 37 40 74 127 148 185 254 296 370 508 635 740 1,016 1,270 1,480 2,540 4,699 5,080 9,398 18,796 23,495 37,592 46,990 93,980 and 187,960, with no remainder.

Since 187,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,960, 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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