Q: Is 156,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,480 is a composite number.

Why is 156,480 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 156,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 163 192 240 320 326 480 489 652 815 960 978 1,304 1,630 1,956 2,445 2,608 3,260 3,912 4,890 5,216 6,520 7,824 9,780 10,432 13,040 15,648 19,560 26,080 31,296 39,120 52,160 78,240 and 156,480, with no remainder.

Since 156,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,480, 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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