Q: Is 166,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 166,400 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 166,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 80 100 104 128 130 160 200 208 256 260 320 325 400 416 512 520 640 650 800 832 1,040 1,280 1,300 1,600 1,664 2,080 2,560 2,600 3,200 3,328 4,160 5,200 6,400 6,656 8,320 10,400 12,800 16,640 20,800 33,280 41,600 83,200 and 166,400, with no remainder.

Since 166,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,400, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).