Q: Is 169,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 169,840 is a composite number.

Why is 169,840 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 169,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 176 193 220 386 440 772 880 965 1,544 1,930 2,123 3,088 3,860 4,246 7,720 8,492 10,615 15,440 16,984 21,230 33,968 42,460 84,920 and 169,840, with no remainder.

Since 169,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,840, 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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