Q: Is 155,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 155,844 is a composite number.

Why is 155,844 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 155,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 37 39 52 54 74 78 81 108 111 117 148 156 162 222 234 324 333 351 444 468 481 666 702 962 999 1,053 1,332 1,404 1,443 1,924 1,998 2,106 2,886 2,997 3,996 4,212 4,329 5,772 5,994 8,658 11,988 12,987 17,316 25,974 38,961 51,948 77,922 and 155,844, with no remainder.

Since 155,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 155,844, 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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