Q: Is 158,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,940 is a composite number.

Why is 158,940 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 158,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 883 1,766 2,649 3,532 4,415 5,298 7,947 8,830 10,596 13,245 15,894 17,660 26,490 31,788 39,735 52,980 79,470 and 158,940, with no remainder.

Since 158,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,940, 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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