Q: Is 189,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 189,952 is a composite number.

Why is 189,952 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 189,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 53 56 64 106 112 128 212 224 256 371 424 448 512 742 848 896 1,484 1,696 1,792 2,968 3,392 3,584 5,936 6,784 11,872 13,568 23,744 27,136 47,488 94,976 and 189,952, with no remainder.

Since 189,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 189,952, 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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