Q: Is 157,410 a Composite Number?

Why is 157,410 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 157,410 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 30 33 45 53 54 55 66 90 99 106 110 135 159 165 198 265 270 297 318 330 477 495 530 583 594 795 954 990 1,166 1,431 1,485 1,590 1,749 2,385 2,862 2,915 2,970 3,498 4,770 5,247 5,830 7,155 8,745 10,494 14,310 15,741 17,490 26,235 31,482 52,470 78,705 and 157,410, with no remainder.

Since 157,410 cannot be divided by just 1 and 157,410, 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).