Q: Is 188,958 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,958 is a composite number.

Why is 188,958 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 188,958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 409 462 818 1,227 2,454 2,863 4,499 5,726 8,589 8,998 13,497 17,178 26,994 31,493 62,986 94,479 and 188,958, with no remainder.

Since 188,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,958, 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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