Q: Is 143,208 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,208 is a composite number.

Why is 143,208 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 143,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 27 34 36 39 51 52 54 68 72 78 81 102 104 108 117 136 153 156 162 204 216 221 234 306 312 324 351 408 442 459 468 612 648 663 702 884 918 936 1,053 1,224 1,326 1,377 1,404 1,768 1,836 1,989 2,106 2,652 2,754 2,808 3,672 3,978 4,212 5,304 5,508 5,967 7,956 8,424 11,016 11,934 15,912 17,901 23,868 35,802 47,736 71,604 and 143,208, with no remainder.

Since 143,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,208, 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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