Q: Is 162,486 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,486 is a composite number.

Why is 162,486 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 162,486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 59 81 102 118 153 162 177 306 354 459 531 918 1,003 1,062 1,377 1,593 2,006 2,754 3,009 3,186 4,779 6,018 9,027 9,558 18,054 27,081 54,162 81,243 and 162,486, with no remainder.

Since 162,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,486, 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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