Q: Is 157,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,824 is a composite number.

Why is 157,824 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 157,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 137 144 192 274 288 384 411 548 576 822 1,096 1,152 1,233 1,644 2,192 2,466 3,288 4,384 4,932 6,576 8,768 9,864 13,152 17,536 19,728 26,304 39,456 52,608 78,912 and 157,824, with no remainder.

Since 157,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,824, 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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