Q: Is 161,532 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,532 is a composite number.

Why is 161,532 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 161,532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 641 1,282 1,923 2,564 3,846 4,487 5,769 7,692 8,974 11,538 13,461 17,948 23,076 26,922 40,383 53,844 80,766 and 161,532, with no remainder.

Since 161,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,532, 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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