Q: Is 188,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,874 is a composite number.

Why is 188,874 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 188,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,499 2,998 4,497 8,994 10,493 13,491 20,986 26,982 31,479 62,958 94,437 and 188,874, with no remainder.

Since 188,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,874, 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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