Q: Is 158,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 158,340 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 158,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 29 30 35 39 42 52 58 60 65 70 78 84 87 91 105 116 130 140 145 156 174 182 195 203 210 260 273 290 348 364 377 390 406 420 435 455 546 580 609 754 780 812 870 910 1,015 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,365 1,508 1,740 1,820 1,885 2,030 2,262 2,436 2,639 2,730 3,045 3,770 4,060 4,524 5,278 5,460 5,655 6,090 7,540 7,917 10,556 11,310 12,180 13,195 15,834 22,620 26,390 31,668 39,585 52,780 79,170 and 158,340, with no remainder.

Since 158,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,340, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).