Q: Is 165,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 165,852 is a composite number.

Why is 165,852 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 165,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 271 306 542 612 813 1,084 1,626 2,439 3,252 4,607 4,878 9,214 9,756 13,821 18,428 27,642 41,463 55,284 82,926 and 165,852, with no remainder.

Since 165,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,852, 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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