Q: Is 153,990 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,990 is a composite number.

Why is 153,990 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 153,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 29 30 45 58 59 87 90 118 145 174 177 261 290 295 354 435 522 531 590 870 885 1,062 1,305 1,711 1,770 2,610 2,655 3,422 5,133 5,310 8,555 10,266 15,399 17,110 25,665 30,798 51,330 76,995 and 153,990, with no remainder.

Since 153,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,990, 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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