Q: Is 161,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,896 is a composite number.

Why is 161,896 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 161,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 59 98 118 196 236 343 392 413 472 686 826 1,372 1,652 2,744 2,891 3,304 5,782 11,564 20,237 23,128 40,474 80,948 and 161,896, with no remainder.

Since 161,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,896, 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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