Q: Is 198,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,740 is a composite number.

Why is 198,740 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 198,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 523 1,046 2,092 2,615 5,230 9,937 10,460 19,874 39,748 49,685 99,370 and 198,740, with no remainder.

Since 198,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,740, 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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