Q: Is 161,994 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,994 is a composite number.

Why is 161,994 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 161,994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 29 38 42 49 57 58 87 98 114 133 147 174 203 266 294 399 406 551 609 798 931 1,102 1,218 1,421 1,653 1,862 2,793 2,842 3,306 3,857 4,263 5,586 7,714 8,526 11,571 23,142 26,999 53,998 80,997 and 161,994, with no remainder.

Since 161,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,994, 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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