Q: Is 178,470 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 178,470 is a composite number.

Why is 178,470 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 178,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 661 1,322 1,983 3,305 3,966 5,949 6,610 9,915 11,898 17,847 19,830 29,745 35,694 59,490 89,235 and 178,470, with no remainder.

Since 178,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,470, 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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