Q: Is 156,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,420 is a composite number.

Why is 156,420 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 156,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 79 90 99 110 132 158 165 180 198 220 237 316 330 395 396 474 495 660 711 790 869 948 990 1,185 1,422 1,580 1,738 1,980 2,370 2,607 2,844 3,476 3,555 4,345 4,740 5,214 7,110 7,821 8,690 10,428 13,035 14,220 15,642 17,380 26,070 31,284 39,105 52,140 78,210 and 156,420, with no remainder.

Since 156,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,420, 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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