Q: Is 166,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 166,842 is a composite number.

Why is 166,842 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 166,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 23 26 31 39 46 62 69 78 93 117 138 186 207 234 279 299 403 414 558 598 713 806 897 1,209 1,426 1,794 2,139 2,418 2,691 3,627 4,278 5,382 6,417 7,254 9,269 12,834 18,538 27,807 55,614 83,421 and 166,842, with no remainder.

Since 166,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,842, 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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