Q: Is 144,114,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,114,240 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 144,114,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 64 76 80 95 96 114 120 152 160 190 192 228 240 285 304 320 380 456 480 570 608 760 912 960 1,140 1,216 1,520 1,824 2,280 3,040 3,648 4,560 6,080 7,901 9,120 15,802 18,240 23,703 31,604 39,505 47,406 63,208 79,010 94,812 118,515 126,416 150,119 158,020 189,624 237,030 252,832 300,238 316,040 379,248 450,357 474,060 505,664 600,476 632,080 750,595 758,496 900,714 948,120 1,200,952 1,264,160 1,501,190 1,516,992 1,801,428 1,896,240 2,251,785 2,401,904 2,528,320 3,002,380 3,602,856 3,792,480 4,503,570 4,803,808 6,004,760 7,205,712 7,584,960 9,007,140 9,607,616 12,009,520 14,411,424 18,014,280 24,019,040 28,822,848 36,028,560 48,038,080 72,057,120 and 144,114,240, with no remainder.

Since 144,114,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,114,240, 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).