Q: Is 162,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 162,848 is a composite number.

Why is 162,848 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 162,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 727 1,454 2,908 5,089 5,816 10,178 11,632 20,356 23,264 40,712 81,424 and 162,848, with no remainder.

Since 162,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,848, 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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