Q: Is 159,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 159,936 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 159,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 32 34 42 48 49 51 56 64 68 84 96 98 102 112 119 136 147 168 192 196 204 224 238 272 294 336 357 392 408 448 476 544 588 672 714 784 816 833 952 1,088 1,176 1,344 1,428 1,568 1,632 1,666 1,904 2,352 2,499 2,856 3,136 3,264 3,332 3,808 4,704 4,998 5,712 6,664 7,616 9,408 9,996 11,424 13,328 19,992 22,848 26,656 39,984 53,312 79,968 and 159,936, with no remainder.

Since 159,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,936, 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).