Q: Is 163,008 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,008 is a composite number.

Why is 163,008 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 163,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 283 288 566 576 849 1,132 1,698 2,264 2,547 3,396 4,528 5,094 6,792 9,056 10,188 13,584 18,112 20,376 27,168 40,752 54,336 81,504 and 163,008, with no remainder.

Since 163,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,008, 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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