Q: Is 188,856,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,856,742 is a composite number.

Why is 188,856,742 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 188,856,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 653 1,306 3,527 7,054 26,773 53,546 144,607 289,214 2,303,131 4,606,262 94,428,371 and 188,856,742, with no remainder.

Since 188,856,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,856,742, 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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