Q: Is 157,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,608 is a composite number.

Why is 157,608 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 157,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 199 264 396 398 597 792 796 1,194 1,592 1,791 2,189 2,388 3,582 4,378 4,776 6,567 7,164 8,756 13,134 14,328 17,512 19,701 26,268 39,402 52,536 78,804 and 157,608, with no remainder.

Since 157,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,608, 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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