Q: Is 143,240,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,240,040 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 143,240,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 103 120 180 206 309 360 412 515 618 824 927 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,854 2,060 2,472 3,090 3,708 3,863 4,120 4,635 6,180 7,416 7,726 9,270 11,589 12,360 15,452 18,540 19,315 23,178 30,904 34,767 37,080 38,630 46,356 57,945 69,534 77,260 92,712 115,890 139,068 154,520 173,835 231,780 278,136 347,670 397,889 463,560 695,340 795,778 1,193,667 1,390,680 1,591,556 1,989,445 2,387,334 3,183,112 3,581,001 3,978,890 4,774,668 5,968,335 7,162,002 7,957,780 9,549,336 11,936,670 14,324,004 15,915,560 17,905,005 23,873,340 28,648,008 35,810,010 47,746,680 71,620,020 and 143,240,040, with no remainder.

Since 143,240,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,240,040, 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).