Q: Is 189,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,936 is a composite number.

Why is 189,936 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 189,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,319 2,638 3,957 5,276 7,914 10,552 11,871 15,828 21,104 23,742 31,656 47,484 63,312 94,968 and 189,936, with no remainder.

Since 189,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,936, 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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