Q: Is 157,122 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,122 is a composite number.

Why is 157,122 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 157,122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 43 58 63 86 87 126 129 174 203 258 261 301 387 406 522 602 609 774 903 1,218 1,247 1,806 1,827 2,494 2,709 3,654 3,741 5,418 7,482 8,729 11,223 17,458 22,446 26,187 52,374 78,561 and 157,122, with no remainder.

Since 157,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,122, 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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