Q: Is 156,502,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,502,242 is a composite number.

Why is 156,502,242 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 156,502,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 668,813 1,337,626 2,006,439 4,012,878 6,019,317 8,694,569 12,038,634 17,389,138 26,083,707 52,167,414 78,251,121 and 156,502,242, with no remainder.

Since 156,502,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,502,242, 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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