Q: Is 188,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,340 is a composite number.

Why is 188,340 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 188,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 43 60 73 86 129 146 172 215 219 258 292 365 430 438 516 645 730 860 876 1,095 1,290 1,460 2,190 2,580 3,139 4,380 6,278 9,417 12,556 15,695 18,834 31,390 37,668 47,085 62,780 94,170 and 188,340, with no remainder.

Since 188,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,340, 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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