Q: Is 161,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,238 is a composite number.

Why is 161,238 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 161,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 77 154 231 349 462 698 1,047 2,094 2,443 3,839 4,886 7,329 7,678 11,517 14,658 23,034 26,873 53,746 80,619 and 161,238, with no remainder.

Since 161,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,238, 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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