Q: Is 156,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,860 is a composite number.

Why is 156,860 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 156,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 31 44 46 55 62 92 110 115 124 155 220 230 253 310 341 460 506 620 682 713 1,012 1,265 1,364 1,426 1,705 2,530 2,852 3,410 3,565 5,060 6,820 7,130 7,843 14,260 15,686 31,372 39,215 78,430 and 156,860, with no remainder.

Since 156,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,860, 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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