Q: Is 143,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,760 is a composite number.

Why is 143,760 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 143,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 599 1,198 1,797 2,396 2,995 3,594 4,792 5,990 7,188 8,985 9,584 11,980 14,376 17,970 23,960 28,752 35,940 47,920 71,880 and 143,760, with no remainder.

Since 143,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,760, 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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