Q: Is 156,135,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 156,135,024 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 156,135,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 271 542 813 1,084 1,626 2,168 2,439 3,252 4,001 4,336 4,878 6,504 8,002 9,756 12,003 13,008 16,004 19,512 24,006 32,008 36,009 39,024 48,012 64,016 72,018 96,024 144,036 192,048 288,072 576,144 1,084,271 2,168,542 3,252,813 4,337,084 6,505,626 8,674,168 9,758,439 13,011,252 17,348,336 19,516,878 26,022,504 39,033,756 52,045,008 78,067,512 and 156,135,024, with no remainder.

Since 156,135,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,135,024, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).