Q: Is 143,220,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,220,420 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 143,220,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 270 315 378 420 540 630 756 945 1,260 1,890 3,780 37,889 75,778 113,667 151,556 189,445 227,334 265,223 341,001 378,890 454,668 530,446 568,335 682,002 757,780 795,669 1,023,003 1,060,892 1,136,670 1,326,115 1,364,004 1,591,338 1,705,005 2,046,006 2,273,340 2,387,007 2,652,230 3,182,676 3,410,010 3,978,345 4,092,012 4,774,014 5,115,015 5,304,460 6,820,020 7,161,021 7,956,690 9,548,028 10,230,030 11,935,035 14,322,042 15,913,380 20,460,060 23,870,070 28,644,084 35,805,105 47,740,140 71,610,210 and 143,220,420, with no remainder.

Since 143,220,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,220,420, 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).