Q: Is 157,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,696 is a composite number.

Why is 157,696 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 157,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 64 77 88 112 128 154 176 224 256 308 352 448 512 616 704 896 1,024 1,232 1,408 1,792 2,048 2,464 2,816 3,584 4,928 5,632 7,168 9,856 11,264 14,336 19,712 22,528 39,424 78,848 and 157,696, with no remainder.

Since 157,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,696, 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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