Q: Is 156,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,960 is a composite number.

Why is 156,960 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 156,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 109 120 144 160 180 218 240 288 327 360 436 480 545 654 720 872 981 1,090 1,308 1,440 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,180 2,616 3,270 3,488 3,924 4,360 4,905 5,232 6,540 7,848 8,720 9,810 10,464 13,080 15,696 17,440 19,620 26,160 31,392 39,240 52,320 78,480 and 156,960, with no remainder.

Since 156,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,960, 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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