Q: Is 157,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 157,248 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 157,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 18 21 24 26 27 28 32 36 39 42 48 52 54 56 63 64 72 78 84 91 96 104 108 112 117 126 144 156 168 182 189 192 208 216 224 234 252 273 288 312 336 351 364 378 416 432 448 468 504 546 576 624 672 702 728 756 819 832 864 936 1,008 1,092 1,248 1,344 1,404 1,456 1,512 1,638 1,728 1,872 2,016 2,184 2,457 2,496 2,808 2,912 3,024 3,276 3,744 4,032 4,368 4,914 5,616 5,824 6,048 6,552 7,488 8,736 9,828 11,232 12,096 13,104 17,472 19,656 22,464 26,208 39,312 52,416 78,624 and 157,248, with no remainder.

Since 157,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,248, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).