Q: Is 161,928 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,928 is a composite number.

Why is 161,928 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 161,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 173 234 312 346 468 519 692 936 1,038 1,384 1,557 2,076 2,249 3,114 4,152 4,498 6,228 6,747 8,996 12,456 13,494 17,992 20,241 26,988 40,482 53,976 80,964 and 161,928, with no remainder.

Since 161,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,928, 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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