Q: Is 158,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,480 is a composite number.

Why is 158,480 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 158,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 283 560 566 1,132 1,415 1,981 2,264 2,830 3,962 4,528 5,660 7,924 9,905 11,320 15,848 19,810 22,640 31,696 39,620 79,240 and 158,480, with no remainder.

Since 158,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,480, 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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