Q: Is 167,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,000 is a composite number.

Why is 167,000 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 167,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 167 200 250 334 500 668 835 1,000 1,336 1,670 3,340 4,175 6,680 8,350 16,700 20,875 33,400 41,750 83,500 and 167,000, with no remainder.

Since 167,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,000, 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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