Q: Is 158,688 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,688 is a composite number.

Why is 158,688 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 158,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 29 32 36 38 48 57 58 72 76 87 96 114 116 144 152 171 174 228 232 261 288 304 342 348 456 464 522 551 608 684 696 912 928 1,044 1,102 1,368 1,392 1,653 1,824 2,088 2,204 2,736 2,784 3,306 4,176 4,408 4,959 5,472 6,612 8,352 8,816 9,918 13,224 17,632 19,836 26,448 39,672 52,896 79,344 and 158,688, with no remainder.

Since 158,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,688, 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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