Q: Is 143,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,920 is a composite number.

Why is 143,920 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 143,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 257 280 514 560 1,028 1,285 1,799 2,056 2,570 3,598 4,112 5,140 7,196 8,995 10,280 14,392 17,990 20,560 28,784 35,980 71,960 and 143,920, with no remainder.

Since 143,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,920, 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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