Q: Is 143,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,748 is a composite number.

Why is 143,748 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 143,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 121 132 198 242 297 363 396 484 594 726 1,089 1,188 1,331 1,452 2,178 2,662 3,267 3,993 4,356 5,324 6,534 7,986 11,979 13,068 15,972 23,958 35,937 47,916 71,874 and 143,748, with no remainder.

Since 143,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,748, 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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