Q: Is 18,600 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 18,600 is a composite number.

Why is 18,600 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 18,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 31 40 50 60 62 75 93 100 120 124 150 155 186 200 248 300 310 372 465 600 620 744 775 930 1,240 1,550 1,860 2,325 3,100 3,720 4,650 6,200 9,300 and 18,600, with no remainder.

Since 18,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,600, 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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