Q: Is 150,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 150,696 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 150,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 18 21 23 24 26 28 36 39 42 46 52 56 63 69 72 78 84 91 92 104 117 126 138 156 161 168 182 184 207 234 252 273 276 299 312 322 364 414 468 483 504 546 552 598 644 728 819 828 897 936 966 1,092 1,196 1,288 1,449 1,638 1,656 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,184 2,392 2,691 2,898 3,276 3,588 3,864 4,186 5,382 5,796 6,279 6,552 7,176 8,372 10,764 11,592 12,558 16,744 18,837 21,528 25,116 37,674 50,232 75,348 and 150,696, with no remainder.

Since 150,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 150,696, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).