Q: Is 188,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,240 is a composite number.

Why is 188,240 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 188,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 181 208 260 362 520 724 905 1,040 1,448 1,810 2,353 2,896 3,620 4,706 7,240 9,412 11,765 14,480 18,824 23,530 37,648 47,060 94,120 and 188,240, with no remainder.

Since 188,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,240, 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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