Q: Is 168,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 168,948 is a composite number.

Why is 168,948 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 168,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 19 26 36 38 39 52 57 76 78 114 117 156 171 228 234 247 342 361 468 494 684 722 741 988 1,083 1,444 1,482 2,166 2,223 2,964 3,249 4,332 4,446 4,693 6,498 8,892 9,386 12,996 14,079 18,772 28,158 42,237 56,316 84,474 and 168,948, with no remainder.

Since 168,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,948, 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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