Q: Is 168,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 168,980 is a composite number.

Why is 168,980 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 168,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 68 70 71 85 119 140 142 170 238 284 340 355 476 497 595 710 994 1,190 1,207 1,420 1,988 2,380 2,414 2,485 4,828 4,970 6,035 8,449 9,940 12,070 16,898 24,140 33,796 42,245 84,490 and 168,980, with no remainder.

Since 168,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 168,980, 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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