Q: Is 163,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,744 is a composite number.

Why is 163,744 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 163,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 43 56 68 86 112 119 136 172 224 238 272 301 344 476 544 602 688 731 952 1,204 1,376 1,462 1,904 2,408 2,924 3,808 4,816 5,117 5,848 9,632 10,234 11,696 20,468 23,392 40,936 81,872 and 163,744, with no remainder.

Since 163,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,744, 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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