Q: Is 158,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 158,880 is a composite number.

Why is 158,880 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 158,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 331 480 662 993 1,324 1,655 1,986 2,648 3,310 3,972 4,965 5,296 6,620 7,944 9,930 10,592 13,240 15,888 19,860 26,480 31,776 39,720 52,960 79,440 and 158,880, with no remainder.

Since 158,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 158,880, 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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