Q: Is 167,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,960 is a composite number.

Why is 167,960 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 167,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 19 20 26 34 38 40 52 65 68 76 85 95 104 130 136 152 170 190 221 247 260 323 340 380 442 494 520 646 680 760 884 988 1,105 1,235 1,292 1,615 1,768 1,976 2,210 2,470 2,584 3,230 4,199 4,420 4,940 6,460 8,398 8,840 9,880 12,920 16,796 20,995 33,592 41,990 83,980 and 167,960, with no remainder.

Since 167,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,960, 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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