Q: Is 156,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,720 is a composite number.

Why is 156,720 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 156,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 653 1,306 1,959 2,612 3,265 3,918 5,224 6,530 7,836 9,795 10,448 13,060 15,672 19,590 26,120 31,344 39,180 52,240 78,360 and 156,720, with no remainder.

Since 156,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,720, 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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