Q: Is 157,344 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,344 is a composite number.

Why is 157,344 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 157,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 149 176 264 298 352 447 528 596 894 1,056 1,192 1,639 1,788 2,384 3,278 3,576 4,768 4,917 6,556 7,152 9,834 13,112 14,304 19,668 26,224 39,336 52,448 78,672 and 157,344, with no remainder.

Since 157,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,344, 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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