Q: Is 156,996 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,996 is a composite number.

Why is 156,996 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 156,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 49 63 84 89 98 126 147 178 196 252 267 294 356 441 534 588 623 801 882 1,068 1,246 1,602 1,764 1,869 2,492 3,204 3,738 4,361 5,607 7,476 8,722 11,214 13,083 17,444 22,428 26,166 39,249 52,332 78,498 and 156,996, with no remainder.

Since 156,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,996, 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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