Q: Is 160,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 160,000 is a composite number.

Why is 160,000 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 160,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 256 320 400 500 625 640 800 1,000 1,250 1,280 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,200 4,000 5,000 6,400 8,000 10,000 16,000 20,000 32,000 40,000 80,000 and 160,000, with no remainder.

Since 160,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 160,000, 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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