Q: Is 163,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,072 is a composite number.

Why is 163,072 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 163,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 49 52 56 64 91 98 104 112 128 182 196 208 224 256 364 392 416 448 637 728 784 832 896 1,274 1,456 1,568 1,664 1,792 2,548 2,912 3,136 3,328 5,096 5,824 6,272 10,192 11,648 12,544 20,384 23,296 40,768 81,536 and 163,072, with no remainder.

Since 163,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,072, 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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