Q: Is 165,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 165,242 is a composite number.

Why is 165,242 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 165,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 29 37 58 74 77 154 203 259 319 406 407 518 638 814 1,073 2,146 2,233 2,849 4,466 5,698 7,511 11,803 15,022 23,606 82,621 and 165,242, with no remainder.

Since 165,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,242, 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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