Q: Is 143,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,440 is a composite number.

Why is 143,440 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 143,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 163 176 220 326 440 652 815 880 1,304 1,630 1,793 2,608 3,260 3,586 6,520 7,172 8,965 13,040 14,344 17,930 28,688 35,860 71,720 and 143,440, with no remainder.

Since 143,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,440, 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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