Q: Is 143,276 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,276 is a composite number.

Why is 143,276 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 143,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 43 49 68 86 98 119 172 196 238 301 476 602 731 833 1,204 1,462 1,666 2,107 2,924 3,332 4,214 5,117 8,428 10,234 20,468 35,819 71,638 and 143,276, with no remainder.

Since 143,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,276, 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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