Q: Is 157,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,728 is a composite number.

Why is 157,728 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 157,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 32 48 53 62 93 96 106 124 159 186 212 248 318 372 424 496 636 744 848 992 1,272 1,488 1,643 1,696 2,544 2,976 3,286 4,929 5,088 6,572 9,858 13,144 19,716 26,288 39,432 52,576 78,864 and 157,728, with no remainder.

Since 157,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,728, 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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