Q: Is 144,310,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,310,040 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 144,310,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 113 140 226 280 452 565 791 904 1,130 1,582 2,260 3,164 3,955 4,520 4,561 6,328 7,910 9,122 15,820 18,244 22,805 31,640 31,927 36,488 45,610 63,854 91,220 127,708 159,635 182,440 255,416 319,270 515,393 638,540 1,030,786 1,277,080 2,061,572 2,576,965 3,607,751 4,123,144 5,153,930 7,215,502 10,307,860 14,431,004 18,038,755 20,615,720 28,862,008 36,077,510 72,155,020 and 144,310,040, with no remainder.

Since 144,310,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,310,040, 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).