Q: Is 153,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,738 is a composite number.

Why is 153,738 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 153,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 73 78 81 117 146 162 219 234 351 438 657 702 949 1,053 1,314 1,898 1,971 2,106 2,847 3,942 5,694 5,913 8,541 11,826 17,082 25,623 51,246 76,869 and 153,738, with no remainder.

Since 153,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,738, 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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