Q: Is 168,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 168,462 is a composite number.

Why is 168,462 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 168,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 191 294 382 441 573 882 1,146 1,337 1,719 2,674 3,438 4,011 8,022 9,359 12,033 18,718 24,066 28,077 56,154 84,231 and 168,462, with no remainder.

Since 168,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,462, 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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