Q: Is 166,698 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 166,698 is a composite number.

Why is 166,698 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 166,698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 189 243 294 343 378 441 486 567 686 882 1,029 1,134 1,323 1,701 2,058 2,646 3,087 3,402 3,969 6,174 7,938 9,261 11,907 18,522 23,814 27,783 55,566 83,349 and 166,698, with no remainder.

Since 166,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,698, 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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