Q: Is 156,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 156,800 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 156,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 49 50 56 64 70 80 98 100 112 128 140 160 175 196 200 224 245 280 320 350 392 400 448 490 560 640 700 784 800 896 980 1,120 1,225 1,400 1,568 1,600 1,960 2,240 2,450 2,800 3,136 3,200 3,920 4,480 4,900 5,600 6,272 7,840 9,800 11,200 15,680 19,600 22,400 31,360 39,200 78,400 and 156,800, with no remainder.

Since 156,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,800, 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).