Q: Is 165,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 165,996 is a composite number.

Why is 165,996 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 165,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 53 54 58 87 106 108 116 159 174 212 261 318 348 477 522 636 783 954 1,044 1,431 1,537 1,566 1,908 2,862 3,074 3,132 4,611 5,724 6,148 9,222 13,833 18,444 27,666 41,499 55,332 82,998 and 165,996, with no remainder.

Since 165,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,996, 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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