Q: Is 157,584 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,584 is a composite number.

Why is 157,584 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 157,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 67 84 98 112 134 147 168 196 201 268 294 336 392 402 469 536 588 784 804 938 1,072 1,176 1,407 1,608 1,876 2,352 2,814 3,216 3,283 3,752 5,628 6,566 7,504 9,849 11,256 13,132 19,698 22,512 26,264 39,396 52,528 78,792 and 157,584, with no remainder.

Since 157,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,584, 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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