Q: Is 167,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,840 is a composite number.

Why is 167,840 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 167,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,049 2,098 4,196 5,245 8,392 10,490 16,784 20,980 33,568 41,960 83,920 and 167,840, with no remainder.

Since 167,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,840, 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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