Q: Is 163,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,440 is a composite number.

Why is 163,440 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 163,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 227 240 360 454 681 720 908 1,135 1,362 1,816 2,043 2,270 2,724 3,405 3,632 4,086 4,540 5,448 6,810 8,172 9,080 10,215 10,896 13,620 16,344 18,160 20,430 27,240 32,688 40,860 54,480 81,720 and 163,440, with no remainder.

Since 163,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,440, 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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