Q: Is 159,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 159,152 is a composite number.

Why is 159,152 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 159,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 29 49 56 58 98 112 116 196 203 232 343 392 406 464 686 784 812 1,372 1,421 1,624 2,744 2,842 3,248 5,488 5,684 9,947 11,368 19,894 22,736 39,788 79,576 and 159,152, with no remainder.

Since 159,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,152, 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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