Q: Is 157,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,548 is a composite number.

Why is 157,548 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 157,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 691 1,382 2,073 2,764 4,146 8,292 13,129 26,258 39,387 52,516 78,774 and 157,548, with no remainder.

Since 157,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,548, 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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