Q: Is 156,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,072 is a composite number.

Why is 156,072 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 156,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 929 1,858 2,787 3,716 5,574 6,503 7,432 11,148 13,006 19,509 22,296 26,012 39,018 52,024 78,036 and 156,072, with no remainder.

Since 156,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,072, 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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