Q: Is 158,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,160 is a composite number.

Why is 158,160 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 158,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 659 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,954 5,272 6,590 7,908 9,885 10,544 13,180 15,816 19,770 26,360 31,632 39,540 52,720 79,080 and 158,160, with no remainder.

Since 158,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,160, 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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