Q: Is 156,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,840 is a composite number.

Why is 156,840 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 156,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,307 2,614 3,921 5,228 6,535 7,842 10,456 13,070 15,684 19,605 26,140 31,368 39,210 52,280 78,420 and 156,840, with no remainder.

Since 156,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,840, 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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