159000

159000 is a natural number that lies between 158999 and 159001. In decimal notation it is written as 159000 and its value is one hundred fifty-nine thousand. The number is even and ends with zero, which means it is divisible by 2 and by 5.

Mathematically, 159000 has the prime factorization 2^3 × 3 × 5^3 × 53. This factorization shows it is a highly composite multiple of several small primes. The total number of positive divisors is 64. The number is a multiple of 1000, since 159000 ÷ 1000 = 159, and it is also a multiple of 125 and 8, because 125 × 8 = 1000 and 159000 is divisible by 1000.

In other representations, 159000 is 1.59 × 10^5 in scientific notation. It is also a Harshad number in base 10, since it is divisible by the sum of its digits (1 + 5 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 15, and 159000 ÷ 15 = 10600).

Usage and occurrence of the exact value 159000 are typically contextual rather than intrinsic to the number itself. It can appear in mathematical examples, statistical figures, financial figures, or coding demonstrations as a large, roundish integer. There is no widely recognized constant, theorem, or historical event specifically associated with the number 159000.