Q: Is 157,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,360 is a composite number.

Why is 157,360 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 157,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 281 560 562 1,124 1,405 1,967 2,248 2,810 3,934 4,496 5,620 7,868 9,835 11,240 15,736 19,670 22,480 31,472 39,340 78,680 and 157,360, with no remainder.

Since 157,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,360, 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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