Q: Is 158,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,460 is a composite number.

Why is 158,460 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 158,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 139 190 228 278 285 380 417 556 570 695 834 1,140 1,390 1,668 2,085 2,641 2,780 4,170 5,282 7,923 8,340 10,564 13,205 15,846 26,410 31,692 39,615 52,820 79,230 and 158,460, with no remainder.

Since 158,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,460, 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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