Q: Is 188,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,870 is a composite number.

Why is 188,870 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 188,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 17 22 34 55 85 101 110 170 187 202 374 505 935 1,010 1,111 1,717 1,870 2,222 3,434 5,555 8,585 11,110 17,170 18,887 37,774 94,435 and 188,870, with no remainder.

Since 188,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,870, 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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