Q: Is 157,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,872 is a composite number.

Why is 157,872 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 157,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 23 24 26 33 39 44 46 48 52 66 69 78 88 92 104 132 138 143 156 176 184 208 253 264 276 286 299 312 368 429 506 528 552 572 598 624 759 858 897 1,012 1,104 1,144 1,196 1,518 1,716 1,794 2,024 2,288 2,392 3,036 3,289 3,432 3,588 4,048 4,784 6,072 6,578 6,864 7,176 9,867 12,144 13,156 14,352 19,734 26,312 39,468 52,624 78,936 and 157,872, with no remainder.

Since 157,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,872, 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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