Q: Is 188,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,460 is a composite number.

Why is 188,460 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 188,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 349 540 698 1,047 1,396 1,745 2,094 3,141 3,490 4,188 5,235 6,282 6,980 9,423 10,470 12,564 15,705 18,846 20,940 31,410 37,692 47,115 62,820 94,230 and 188,460, with no remainder.

Since 188,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,460, 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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