Q: Is 161,298 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,298 is a composite number.

Why is 161,298 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 161,298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 103 174 206 261 309 522 618 783 927 1,566 1,854 2,781 2,987 5,562 5,974 8,961 17,922 26,883 53,766 80,649 and 161,298, with no remainder.

Since 161,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,298, 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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