Q: Is 137,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,144 is a composite number.

Why is 137,144 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 137,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 56 62 79 124 158 217 248 316 434 553 632 868 1,106 1,736 2,212 2,449 4,424 4,898 9,796 17,143 19,592 34,286 68,572 and 137,144, with no remainder.

Since 137,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,144, 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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