Q: Is 159,060 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 159,060 is a composite number.

Why is 159,060 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 159,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 241 330 482 660 723 964 1,205 1,446 2,410 2,651 2,892 3,615 4,820 5,302 7,230 7,953 10,604 13,255 14,460 15,906 26,510 31,812 39,765 53,020 79,530 and 159,060, with no remainder.

Since 159,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,060, 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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