Q: Is 165,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 165,840 is a composite number.

Why is 165,840 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 165,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 691 1,382 2,073 2,764 3,455 4,146 5,528 6,910 8,292 10,365 11,056 13,820 16,584 20,730 27,640 33,168 41,460 55,280 82,920 and 165,840, with no remainder.

Since 165,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,840, 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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