Q: Is 188,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,720 is a composite number.

Why is 188,720 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 188,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 337 560 674 1,348 1,685 2,359 2,696 3,370 4,718 5,392 6,740 9,436 11,795 13,480 18,872 23,590 26,960 37,744 47,180 94,360 and 188,720, with no remainder.

Since 188,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,720, 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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