Q: Is 153,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,540 is a composite number.

Why is 153,540 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 153,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 853 1,706 2,559 3,412 4,265 5,118 7,677 8,530 10,236 12,795 15,354 17,060 25,590 30,708 38,385 51,180 76,770 and 153,540, with no remainder.

Since 153,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,540, 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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