Q: Is 168,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 168,498 is a composite number.

Why is 168,498 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 168,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 23 33 37 46 66 69 74 99 111 138 198 207 222 253 333 407 414 506 666 759 814 851 1,221 1,518 1,702 2,277 2,442 2,553 3,663 4,554 5,106 7,326 7,659 9,361 15,318 18,722 28,083 56,166 84,249 and 168,498, with no remainder.

Since 168,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,498, 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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