Q: Is 159,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 159,488 is a composite number.

Why is 159,488 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 159,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 89 112 128 178 224 256 356 448 623 712 896 1,246 1,424 1,792 2,492 2,848 4,984 5,696 9,968 11,392 19,936 22,784 39,872 79,744 and 159,488, with no remainder.

Since 159,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,488, 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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