Q: Is 157,536 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,536 is a composite number.

Why is 157,536 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 157,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 547 1,094 1,641 2,188 3,282 4,376 4,923 6,564 8,752 9,846 13,128 17,504 19,692 26,256 39,384 52,512 78,768 and 157,536, with no remainder.

Since 157,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,536, 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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