Q: Is 159,588 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 159,588 is a composite number.

Why is 159,588 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 159,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 31 33 36 39 44 52 62 66 78 93 99 117 124 132 143 156 186 198 234 279 286 341 372 396 403 429 468 558 572 682 806 858 1,023 1,116 1,209 1,287 1,364 1,612 1,716 2,046 2,418 2,574 3,069 3,627 4,092 4,433 4,836 5,148 6,138 7,254 8,866 12,276 13,299 14,508 17,732 26,598 39,897 53,196 79,794 and 159,588, with no remainder.

Since 159,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,588, 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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