Q: Is 144,201,442 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,201,442 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 144,201,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 103 154 206 721 1,133 1,442 2,266 7,931 9,091 15,862 18,182 63,637 100,001 127,274 200,002 700,007 936,373 1,400,014 1,872,746 6,554,611 10,300,103 13,109,222 20,600,206 72,100,721 and 144,201,442, with no remainder.

Since 144,201,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,201,442, 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).