Q: Is 156,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,978 is a composite number.

Why is 156,978 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 156,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 19 27 34 38 51 54 57 81 102 114 153 162 171 243 306 323 342 459 486 513 646 918 969 1,026 1,377 1,539 1,938 2,754 2,907 3,078 4,131 4,617 5,814 8,262 8,721 9,234 17,442 26,163 52,326 78,489 and 156,978, with no remainder.

Since 156,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,978, 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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