Q: Is 143,204,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,204,040 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 143,204,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 56,827 113,654 170,481 227,308 284,135 340,962 397,789 454,616 511,443 568,270 681,924 795,578 852,405 1,022,886 1,136,540 1,193,367 1,363,848 1,591,156 1,704,810 1,988,945 2,045,772 2,273,080 2,386,734 2,557,215 3,182,312 3,409,620 3,580,101 3,977,890 4,091,544 4,773,468 5,114,430 5,966,835 6,819,240 7,160,202 7,955,780 9,546,936 10,228,860 11,933,670 14,320,404 15,911,560 17,900,505 20,457,720 23,867,340 28,640,808 35,801,010 47,734,680 71,602,020 and 143,204,040, with no remainder.

Since 143,204,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,204,040, 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).