Q: Is 143,001,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,001,432 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 143,001,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 167 168 252 334 501 504 668 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,503 1,699 2,004 2,338 3,006 3,398 3,507 4,008 4,676 5,097 6,012 6,796 7,014 9,352 10,194 10,521 11,893 12,024 13,592 14,028 15,291 20,388 21,042 23,786 28,056 30,582 35,679 40,776 42,084 47,572 61,164 71,358 84,168 95,144 107,037 122,328 142,716 214,074 283,733 285,432 428,148 567,466 851,199 856,296 1,134,932 1,702,398 1,986,131 2,269,864 2,553,597 3,404,796 3,972,262 5,107,194 5,958,393 6,809,592 7,944,524 10,214,388 11,916,786 15,889,048 17,875,179 20,428,776 23,833,572 35,750,358 47,667,144 71,500,716 and 143,001,432, with no remainder.

Since 143,001,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,001,432, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).