Q: Is 156,555 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,555 is a composite number.

Why is 156,555 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 156,555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 49 63 71 105 147 213 245 315 355 441 497 639 735 1,065 1,491 2,205 2,485 3,195 3,479 4,473 7,455 10,437 17,395 22,365 31,311 52,185 and 156,555, with no remainder.

Since 156,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,555, 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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