Q: Is 158,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,920 is a composite number.

Why is 158,920 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 158,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 116 137 145 232 274 290 548 580 685 1,096 1,160 1,370 2,740 3,973 5,480 7,946 15,892 19,865 31,784 39,730 79,460 and 158,920, with no remainder.

Since 158,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,920, 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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