Q: Is 166,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 166,572 is a composite number.

Why is 166,572 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 166,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 661 1,322 1,983 2,644 3,966 4,627 5,949 7,932 9,254 11,898 13,881 18,508 23,796 27,762 41,643 55,524 83,286 and 166,572, with no remainder.

Since 166,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,572, 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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