Q: Is 167,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,720 is a composite number.

Why is 167,720 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 167,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 599 1,198 2,396 2,995 4,193 4,792 5,990 8,386 11,980 16,772 20,965 23,960 33,544 41,930 83,860 and 167,720, with no remainder.

Since 167,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,720, 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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