Q: Is 18,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 18,700 is a composite number.

Why is 18,700 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 18,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 170 187 220 275 340 374 425 550 748 850 935 1,100 1,700 1,870 3,740 4,675 9,350 and 18,700, with no remainder.

Since 18,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 18,700, 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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