Q: Is 189,924 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,924 is a composite number.

Why is 189,924 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 189,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 19 21 28 34 38 42 49 51 57 68 76 84 98 102 114 119 133 147 196 204 228 238 266 294 323 357 399 476 532 588 646 714 798 833 931 969 1,292 1,428 1,596 1,666 1,862 1,938 2,261 2,499 2,793 3,332 3,724 3,876 4,522 4,998 5,586 6,783 9,044 9,996 11,172 13,566 15,827 27,132 31,654 47,481 63,308 94,962 and 189,924, with no remainder.

Since 189,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,924, 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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