Q: Is 188,838 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,838 is a composite number.

Why is 188,838 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 188,838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 269 351 538 702 807 1,614 2,421 3,497 4,842 6,994 7,263 10,491 14,526 20,982 31,473 62,946 94,419 and 188,838, with no remainder.

Since 188,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,838, 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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