Q: Is 196,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 196,488 is a composite number.

Why is 196,488 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 196,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 2,729 5,458 8,187 10,916 16,374 21,832 24,561 32,748 49,122 65,496 98,244 and 196,488, with no remainder.

Since 196,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,488, 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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