Q: Is 143,477,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 143,477,800 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 143,477,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 401 802 1,604 1,789 2,005 3,208 3,578 4,010 7,156 8,020 8,945 10,025 14,312 16,040 17,890 20,050 35,780 40,100 44,725 71,560 80,200 89,450 178,900 357,800 717,389 1,434,778 2,869,556 3,586,945 5,739,112 7,173,890 14,347,780 17,934,725 28,695,560 35,869,450 71,738,900 and 143,477,800, with no remainder.

Since 143,477,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,477,800, 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).