Q: Is 161,226 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,226 is a composite number.

Why is 161,226 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 161,226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 53 78 106 117 159 169 234 318 338 477 507 689 954 1,014 1,378 1,521 2,067 3,042 4,134 6,201 8,957 12,402 17,914 26,871 53,742 80,613 and 161,226, with no remainder.

Since 161,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,226, 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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