Q: Is 198,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,800 is a composite number.

Why is 198,800 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 198,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 71 80 100 112 140 142 175 200 280 284 350 355 400 497 560 568 700 710 994 1,136 1,400 1,420 1,775 1,988 2,485 2,800 2,840 3,550 3,976 4,970 5,680 7,100 7,952 9,940 12,425 14,200 19,880 24,850 28,400 39,760 49,700 99,400 and 198,800, with no remainder.

Since 198,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,800, 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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