Q: Is 157,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,480 is a composite number.

Why is 157,480 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 157,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 127 155 248 254 310 508 620 635 1,016 1,240 1,270 2,540 3,937 5,080 7,874 15,748 19,685 31,496 39,370 78,740 and 157,480, with no remainder.

Since 157,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,480, 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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