Q: Is 157,769 a Composite Number?

 A: No, 157,769 is not a composite number; it is a prime number.

Why is 157,769 not 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 157,769 can be evenly divided by 1 and 157,769, with no remainder.

Since 157,769 can be divided by just 1 and 157,769, it is not a composite number.


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