Q: Is 153,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,240 is a composite number.

Why is 153,240 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 153,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,277 2,554 3,831 5,108 6,385 7,662 10,216 12,770 15,324 19,155 25,540 30,648 38,310 51,080 76,620 and 153,240, with no remainder.

Since 153,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,240, 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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