Q: Is 163,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 163,872 is a composite number.

Why is 163,872 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 163,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 569 1,138 1,707 2,276 3,414 4,552 5,121 6,828 9,104 10,242 13,656 18,208 20,484 27,312 40,968 54,624 81,936 and 163,872, with no remainder.

Since 163,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,872, 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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