Q: Is 162,336 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,336 is a composite number.

Why is 162,336 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 162,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 76 89 96 114 152 178 228 267 304 356 456 534 608 712 912 1,068 1,424 1,691 1,824 2,136 2,848 3,382 4,272 5,073 6,764 8,544 10,146 13,528 20,292 27,056 40,584 54,112 81,168 and 162,336, with no remainder.

Since 162,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,336, 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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