Q: Is 143,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,736 is a composite number.

Why is 143,736 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 143,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 53 106 113 159 212 226 318 339 424 452 636 678 904 1,272 1,356 2,712 5,989 11,978 17,967 23,956 35,934 47,912 71,868 and 143,736, with no remainder.

Since 143,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,736, 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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