Q: Is 198,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,792 is a composite number.

Why is 198,792 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 198,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 251 264 396 502 753 792 1,004 1,506 2,008 2,259 2,761 3,012 4,518 5,522 6,024 8,283 9,036 11,044 16,566 18,072 22,088 24,849 33,132 49,698 66,264 99,396 and 198,792, with no remainder.

Since 198,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,792, 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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