Q: Is 144,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,144 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 144,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 18 21 22 24 26 28 33 36 39 42 44 48 52 56 63 66 72 77 78 84 88 91 99 104 112 117 126 132 143 144 154 156 168 176 182 198 208 231 234 252 264 273 286 308 312 336 364 396 429 462 468 504 528 546 572 616 624 693 728 792 819 858 924 936 1,001 1,008 1,092 1,144 1,232 1,287 1,386 1,456 1,584 1,638 1,716 1,848 1,872 2,002 2,184 2,288 2,574 2,772 3,003 3,276 3,432 3,696 4,004 4,368 5,148 5,544 6,006 6,552 6,864 8,008 9,009 10,296 11,088 12,012 13,104 16,016 18,018 20,592 24,024 36,036 48,048 72,072 and 144,144, with no remainder.

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