Q: Is 188,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,272 is a composite number.

Why is 188,272 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 188,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 41 56 82 112 164 287 328 574 656 1,148 1,681 2,296 3,362 4,592 6,724 11,767 13,448 23,534 26,896 47,068 94,136 and 188,272, with no remainder.

Since 188,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,272, 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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