Q: Is 156,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,888 is a composite number.

Why is 156,888 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 156,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 2,179 4,358 6,537 8,716 13,074 17,432 19,611 26,148 39,222 52,296 78,444 and 156,888, with no remainder.

Since 156,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,888, 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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