Q: Is 157,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,488 is a composite number.

Why is 157,488 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 157,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 193 204 272 386 408 579 772 816 1,158 1,544 2,316 3,088 3,281 4,632 6,562 9,264 9,843 13,124 19,686 26,248 39,372 52,496 78,744 and 157,488, with no remainder.

Since 157,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,488, 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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