Q: Is 144,043,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,043,600 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 144,043,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 73 80 100 146 200 292 365 400 584 730 1,168 1,460 1,825 2,920 3,650 4,933 5,840 7,300 9,866 14,600 19,732 24,665 29,200 39,464 49,330 78,928 98,660 123,325 197,320 246,650 360,109 394,640 493,300 720,218 986,600 1,440,436 1,800,545 1,973,200 2,880,872 3,601,090 5,761,744 7,202,180 9,002,725 14,404,360 18,005,450 28,808,720 36,010,900 72,021,800 and 144,043,600, with no remainder.

Since 144,043,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,043,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).