Q: Is 162,756 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,756 is a composite number.

Why is 162,756 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 162,756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 132 137 198 274 297 396 411 548 594 822 1,188 1,233 1,507 1,644 2,466 3,014 3,699 4,521 4,932 6,028 7,398 9,042 13,563 14,796 18,084 27,126 40,689 54,252 81,378 and 162,756, with no remainder.

Since 162,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,756, 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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