Q: Is 156,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 156,948 is a composite number.

Why is 156,948 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 156,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 29 33 41 44 58 66 82 87 116 123 132 164 174 246 319 348 451 492 638 902 957 1,189 1,276 1,353 1,804 1,914 2,378 2,706 3,567 3,828 4,756 5,412 7,134 13,079 14,268 26,158 39,237 52,316 78,474 and 156,948, with no remainder.

Since 156,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 156,948, 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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