Q: Is 156,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,200 is a composite number.

Why is 156,200 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 156,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 71 88 100 110 142 200 220 275 284 355 440 550 568 710 781 1,100 1,420 1,562 1,775 2,200 2,840 3,124 3,550 3,905 6,248 7,100 7,810 14,200 15,620 19,525 31,240 39,050 78,100 and 156,200, with no remainder.

Since 156,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,200, 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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