Q: Is 198,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 198,960 is a composite number.

Why is 198,960 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 198,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 829 1,658 2,487 3,316 4,145 4,974 6,632 8,290 9,948 12,435 13,264 16,580 19,896 24,870 33,160 39,792 49,740 66,320 99,480 and 198,960, with no remainder.

Since 198,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,960, 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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