Q: Is 187,974 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,974 is a composite number.

Why is 187,974 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 187,974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 59 118 177 354 531 1,062 1,593 3,186 3,481 6,962 10,443 20,886 31,329 62,658 93,987 and 187,974, with no remainder.

Since 187,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,974, 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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