Q: Is 143,343,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,343,312 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 143,343,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 181 336 362 543 724 1,086 1,267 1,448 2,172 2,357 2,534 2,896 3,801 4,344 4,714 5,068 7,071 7,602 8,688 9,428 10,136 14,142 15,204 16,499 18,856 20,272 28,284 30,408 32,998 37,712 49,497 56,568 60,816 65,996 98,994 113,136 131,992 197,988 263,984 395,976 426,617 791,952 853,234 1,279,851 1,706,468 2,559,702 2,986,319 3,412,936 5,119,404 5,972,638 6,825,872 8,958,957 10,238,808 11,945,276 17,917,914 20,477,616 23,890,552 35,835,828 47,781,104 71,671,656 and 143,343,312, with no remainder.

Since 143,343,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,343,312, 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).