Q: Is 189,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,728 is a composite number.

Why is 189,728 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 189,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 49 56 77 88 98 112 121 154 176 196 224 242 308 352 392 484 539 616 784 847 968 1,078 1,232 1,568 1,694 1,936 2,156 2,464 3,388 3,872 4,312 5,929 6,776 8,624 11,858 13,552 17,248 23,716 27,104 47,432 94,864 and 189,728, with no remainder.

Since 189,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,728, 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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