Q: Is 163,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,540 is a composite number.

Why is 163,540 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 163,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 37 52 65 68 74 85 130 148 170 185 221 260 340 370 442 481 629 740 884 962 1,105 1,258 1,924 2,210 2,405 2,516 3,145 4,420 4,810 6,290 8,177 9,620 12,580 16,354 32,708 40,885 81,770 and 163,540, with no remainder.

Since 163,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,540, 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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