Q: Is 153,153 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 153,153 is a composite number.

Why is 153,153 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 153,153 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 17 21 33 39 51 63 77 91 99 117 119 143 153 187 221 231 273 357 429 561 663 693 819 1,001 1,071 1,287 1,309 1,547 1,683 1,989 2,431 3,003 3,927 4,641 7,293 9,009 11,781 13,923 17,017 21,879 51,051 and 153,153, with no remainder.

Since 153,153 cannot be divided by just 1 and 153,153, 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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