Q: Is 152,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 152,856 is a composite number.

Why is 152,856 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 152,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 193 198 264 386 396 579 772 792 1,158 1,544 1,737 2,123 2,316 3,474 4,246 4,632 6,369 6,948 8,492 12,738 13,896 16,984 19,107 25,476 38,214 50,952 76,428 and 152,856, with no remainder.

Since 152,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 152,856, 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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