Q: Is 157,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,120 is a composite number.

Why is 157,120 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 157,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 491 982 1,964 2,455 3,928 4,910 7,856 9,820 15,712 19,640 31,424 39,280 78,560 and 157,120, with no remainder.

Since 157,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,120, 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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