Q: Is 162,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,498 is a composite number.

Why is 162,498 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 162,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 73 106 146 159 219 318 371 438 511 742 1,022 1,113 1,533 2,226 3,066 3,869 7,738 11,607 23,214 27,083 54,166 81,249 and 162,498, with no remainder.

Since 162,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,498, 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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