Q: Is 157,388 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,388 is a composite number.

Why is 157,388 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 157,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 49 73 77 98 146 154 196 292 308 511 539 803 1,022 1,078 1,606 2,044 2,156 3,212 3,577 5,621 7,154 11,242 14,308 22,484 39,347 78,694 and 157,388, with no remainder.

Since 157,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,388, 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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