Q: Is 143,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,724 is a composite number.

Why is 143,724 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 143,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 29 42 58 59 84 87 116 118 174 177 203 236 348 354 406 413 609 708 812 826 1,218 1,239 1,652 1,711 2,436 2,478 3,422 4,956 5,133 6,844 10,266 11,977 20,532 23,954 35,931 47,908 71,862 and 143,724, with no remainder.

Since 143,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,724, 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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