Q: Is 198,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,132 is a composite number.

Why is 198,132 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 198,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 19 22 33 38 44 57 66 76 79 114 132 158 209 228 237 316 418 474 627 836 869 948 1,254 1,501 1,738 2,508 2,607 3,002 3,476 4,503 5,214 6,004 9,006 10,428 16,511 18,012 33,022 49,533 66,044 99,066 and 198,132, with no remainder.

Since 198,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,132, 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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