Q: Is 158,490 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,490 is a composite number.

Why is 158,490 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 158,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 587 1,174 1,761 2,935 3,522 5,283 5,870 8,805 10,566 15,849 17,610 26,415 31,698 52,830 79,245 and 158,490, with no remainder.

Since 158,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,490, 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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