Q: Is 158,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 158,760 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 158,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 49 54 56 60 63 70 72 81 84 90 98 105 108 120 126 135 140 147 162 168 180 189 196 210 216 245 252 270 280 294 315 324 360 378 392 405 420 441 490 504 540 567 588 630 648 735 756 810 840 882 945 980 1,080 1,134 1,176 1,260 1,323 1,470 1,512 1,620 1,764 1,890 1,960 2,205 2,268 2,520 2,646 2,835 2,940 3,240 3,528 3,780 3,969 4,410 4,536 5,292 5,670 5,880 6,615 7,560 7,938 8,820 10,584 11,340 13,230 15,876 17,640 19,845 22,680 26,460 31,752 39,690 52,920 79,380 and 158,760, with no remainder.

Since 158,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,760, 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).