Q: Is 159,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 159,600 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 159,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 38 40 42 48 50 56 57 60 70 75 76 80 84 95 100 105 112 114 120 133 140 150 152 168 175 190 200 210 228 240 266 280 285 300 304 336 350 380 399 400 420 456 475 525 532 560 570 600 665 700 760 798 840 912 950 1,050 1,064 1,140 1,200 1,330 1,400 1,425 1,520 1,596 1,680 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,128 2,280 2,660 2,800 2,850 3,192 3,325 3,800 3,990 4,200 4,560 5,320 5,700 6,384 6,650 7,600 7,980 8,400 9,975 10,640 11,400 13,300 15,960 19,950 22,800 26,600 31,920 39,900 53,200 79,800 and 159,600, with no remainder.

Since 159,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).