Q: Is 157,885,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 157,885,472 is a composite number.

Why is 157,885,472 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 157,885,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 439 878 1,756 3,512 7,024 11,239 14,048 22,478 44,956 89,912 179,824 359,648 4,933,921 9,867,842 19,735,684 39,471,368 78,942,736 and 157,885,472, with no remainder.

Since 157,885,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,885,472, 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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