Q: Is 156,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 156,600 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 156,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 29 30 36 40 45 50 54 58 60 72 75 87 90 100 108 116 120 135 145 150 174 180 200 216 225 232 261 270 290 300 348 360 435 450 522 540 580 600 675 696 725 783 870 900 1,044 1,080 1,160 1,305 1,350 1,450 1,566 1,740 1,800 2,088 2,175 2,610 2,700 2,900 3,132 3,480 3,915 4,350 5,220 5,400 5,800 6,264 6,525 7,830 8,700 10,440 13,050 15,660 17,400 19,575 26,100 31,320 39,150 52,200 78,300 and 156,600, with no remainder.

Since 156,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).