Q: Is 163,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,152 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 163,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 103 132 144 176 198 206 264 309 396 412 528 618 792 824 927 1,133 1,236 1,584 1,648 1,854 2,266 2,472 3,399 3,708 4,532 4,944 6,798 7,416 9,064 10,197 13,596 14,832 18,128 20,394 27,192 40,788 54,384 81,576 and 163,152, with no remainder.

Since 163,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,152, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).