Q: Is 166,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 166,992 is a composite number.

Why is 166,992 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 166,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 71 84 98 112 142 147 168 196 213 284 294 336 392 426 497 568 588 784 852 994 1,136 1,176 1,491 1,704 1,988 2,352 2,982 3,408 3,479 3,976 5,964 6,958 7,952 10,437 11,928 13,916 20,874 23,856 27,832 41,748 55,664 83,496 and 166,992, with no remainder.

Since 166,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 166,992, 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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