Q: Is 164,502 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 164,502 is a composite number.

Why is 164,502 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 164,502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 37 38 39 57 74 78 111 114 117 171 222 234 247 333 342 481 494 666 703 741 962 1,406 1,443 1,482 2,109 2,223 2,886 4,218 4,329 4,446 6,327 8,658 9,139 12,654 18,278 27,417 54,834 82,251 and 164,502, with no remainder.

Since 164,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 164,502, 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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