Q: Is 161,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,856 is a composite number.

Why is 161,856 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 161,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 281 288 562 576 843 1,124 1,686 2,248 2,529 3,372 4,496 5,058 6,744 8,992 10,116 13,488 17,984 20,232 26,976 40,464 53,952 80,928 and 161,856, with no remainder.

Since 161,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,856, 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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