Q: Is 156,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,870 is a composite number.

Why is 156,870 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 156,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 83 90 105 126 135 166 189 210 249 270 315 378 415 498 581 630 747 830 945 1,162 1,245 1,494 1,743 1,890 2,241 2,490 2,905 3,486 3,735 4,482 5,229 5,810 7,470 8,715 10,458 11,205 15,687 17,430 22,410 26,145 31,374 52,290 78,435 and 156,870, with no remainder.

Since 156,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,870, 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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