Q: Is 155,271,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 155,271,872 is a composite number.

Why is 155,271,872 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 155,271,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 224 448 346,589 693,178 1,386,356 2,426,123 2,772,712 4,852,246 5,545,424 9,704,492 11,090,848 19,408,984 22,181,696 38,817,968 77,635,936 and 155,271,872, with no remainder.

Since 155,271,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,271,872, 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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