Q: Is 167,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,472 is a composite number.

Why is 167,472 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 167,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 6,978 9,304 10,467 13,956 18,608 20,934 27,912 41,868 55,824 83,736 and 167,472, with no remainder.

Since 167,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,472, 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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