Q: Is 188,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 188,976 is a composite number.

Why is 188,976 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 188,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 127 186 248 254 372 381 496 508 744 762 1,016 1,488 1,524 2,032 3,048 3,937 6,096 7,874 11,811 15,748 23,622 31,496 47,244 62,992 94,488 and 188,976, with no remainder.

Since 188,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,976, 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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