Q: Is 151,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 151,998 is a composite number.

Why is 151,998 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 151,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 47 49 66 77 94 98 141 147 154 231 282 294 329 462 517 539 658 987 1,034 1,078 1,551 1,617 1,974 2,303 3,102 3,234 3,619 4,606 6,909 7,238 10,857 13,818 21,714 25,333 50,666 75,999 and 151,998, with no remainder.

Since 151,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 151,998, 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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