Q: Is 157,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,140 is a composite number.

Why is 157,140 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 157,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 97 108 135 162 180 194 270 291 324 388 405 485 540 582 810 873 970 1,164 1,455 1,620 1,746 1,940 2,619 2,910 3,492 4,365 5,238 5,820 7,857 8,730 10,476 13,095 15,714 17,460 26,190 31,428 39,285 52,380 78,570 and 157,140, with no remainder.

Since 157,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,140, 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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