Q: Is 155,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 155,760 is a composite number.

Why is 155,760 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 155,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 59 60 66 80 88 110 118 120 132 165 176 177 220 236 240 264 295 330 354 440 472 528 590 649 660 708 880 885 944 1,180 1,298 1,320 1,416 1,770 1,947 2,360 2,596 2,640 2,832 3,245 3,540 3,894 4,720 5,192 6,490 7,080 7,788 9,735 10,384 12,980 14,160 15,576 19,470 25,960 31,152 38,940 51,920 77,880 and 155,760, with no remainder.

Since 155,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,760, 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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