Q: Is 144,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,738 is a composite number.

Why is 144,738 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 144,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 33 34 43 51 66 86 99 102 129 153 187 198 258 306 374 387 473 561 731 774 946 1,122 1,419 1,462 1,683 2,193 2,838 3,366 4,257 4,386 6,579 8,041 8,514 13,158 16,082 24,123 48,246 72,369 and 144,738, with no remainder.

Since 144,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,738, 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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