Q: Is 167,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,244 is a composite number.

Why is 167,244 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 167,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 181 231 308 362 462 543 724 924 1,086 1,267 1,991 2,172 2,534 3,801 3,982 5,068 5,973 7,602 7,964 11,946 13,937 15,204 23,892 27,874 41,811 55,748 83,622 and 167,244, with no remainder.

Since 167,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,244, 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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