Q: Is 153,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,272 is a composite number.

Why is 153,272 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 153,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 23 28 34 46 49 56 68 92 98 119 136 161 184 196 238 322 391 392 476 644 782 833 952 1,127 1,288 1,564 1,666 2,254 2,737 3,128 3,332 4,508 5,474 6,664 9,016 10,948 19,159 21,896 38,318 76,636 and 153,272, with no remainder.

Since 153,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,272, 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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