Q: Is 188,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,748 is a composite number.

Why is 188,748 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 188,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 49 63 84 98 107 126 147 196 214 252 294 321 428 441 588 642 749 882 963 1,284 1,498 1,764 1,926 2,247 2,996 3,852 4,494 5,243 6,741 8,988 10,486 13,482 15,729 20,972 26,964 31,458 47,187 62,916 94,374 and 188,748, with no remainder.

Since 188,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,748, 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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