Q: Is 161,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,760 is a composite number.

Why is 161,760 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 161,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 337 480 674 1,011 1,348 1,685 2,022 2,696 3,370 4,044 5,055 5,392 6,740 8,088 10,110 10,784 13,480 16,176 20,220 26,960 32,352 40,440 53,920 80,880 and 161,760, with no remainder.

Since 161,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,760, 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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