Q: Is 12,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,144 is a composite number.

Why is 12,144 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 12,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 23 24 33 44 46 48 66 69 88 92 132 138 176 184 253 264 276 368 506 528 552 759 1,012 1,104 1,518 2,024 3,036 4,048 6,072 and 12,144, with no remainder.

Since 12,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,144, 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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