Q: Is 188,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,800 is a composite number.

Why is 188,800 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 188,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 59 64 80 100 118 128 160 200 236 295 320 400 472 590 640 800 944 1,180 1,475 1,600 1,888 2,360 2,950 3,200 3,776 4,720 5,900 7,552 9,440 11,800 18,880 23,600 37,760 47,200 94,400 and 188,800, with no remainder.

Since 188,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,800, 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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