Q: Is 167,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,232 is a composite number.

Why is 167,232 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 167,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 67 78 96 104 134 156 192 201 208 268 312 402 416 536 624 804 832 871 1,072 1,248 1,608 1,742 2,144 2,496 2,613 3,216 3,484 4,288 5,226 6,432 6,968 10,452 12,864 13,936 20,904 27,872 41,808 55,744 83,616 and 167,232, with no remainder.

Since 167,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,232, 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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