Q: Is 167,076 a Composite Number?

Why is 167,076 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 167,076 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 17 18 21 26 27 28 34 36 39 42 51 52 54 63 68 78 84 91 102 108 117 119 126 153 156 182 189 204 221 234 238 252 273 306 351 357 364 378 442 459 468 476 546 612 663 702 714 756 819 884 918 1,071 1,092 1,326 1,404 1,428 1,547 1,638 1,836 1,989 2,142 2,457 2,652 3,094 3,213 3,276 3,978 4,284 4,641 4,914 5,967 6,188 6,426 7,956 9,282 9,828 11,934 12,852 13,923 18,564 23,868 27,846 41,769 55,692 83,538 and 167,076, with no remainder.

Since 167,076 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,076, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).