Q: Is 156,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,744 is a composite number.

Why is 156,744 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 156,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 252 311 504 622 933 1,244 1,866 2,177 2,488 2,799 3,732 4,354 5,598 6,531 7,464 8,708 11,196 13,062 17,416 19,593 22,392 26,124 39,186 52,248 78,372 and 156,744, with no remainder.

Since 156,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,744, 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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