Q: Is 166,005 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 166,005 is a composite number.

Why is 166,005 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 166,005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 17 21 31 35 45 51 63 85 93 105 119 153 155 217 255 279 315 357 465 527 595 651 765 1,071 1,085 1,395 1,581 1,785 1,953 2,635 3,255 3,689 4,743 5,355 7,905 9,765 11,067 18,445 23,715 33,201 55,335 and 166,005, with no remainder.

Since 166,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,005, 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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