Q: Is 167,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,872 is a composite number.

Why is 167,872 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 167,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 43 61 64 86 122 172 244 344 488 688 976 1,376 1,952 2,623 2,752 3,904 5,246 10,492 20,984 41,968 83,936 and 167,872, with no remainder.

Since 167,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,872, 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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