Q: Is 156,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,170 is a composite number.

Why is 156,170 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 156,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 35 46 70 97 115 161 194 230 322 485 679 805 970 1,358 1,610 2,231 3,395 4,462 6,790 11,155 15,617 22,310 31,234 78,085 and 156,170, with no remainder.

Since 156,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,170, 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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