Q: Is 157,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,168 is a composite number.

Why is 157,168 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 157,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 38 44 47 76 88 94 152 176 188 209 304 376 418 517 752 836 893 1,034 1,672 1,786 2,068 3,344 3,572 4,136 7,144 8,272 9,823 14,288 19,646 39,292 78,584 and 157,168, with no remainder.

Since 157,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,168, 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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