Q: Is 144,320,427 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,320,427 is a composite number.

Why is 144,320,427 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 144,320,427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 43 129 197 387 591 631 1,161 1,773 1,893 5,319 5,679 8,471 17,037 25,413 27,133 76,239 81,399 124,307 228,717 244,197 372,921 732,591 1,118,763 3,356,289 5,345,201 16,035,603 48,106,809 and 144,320,427, with no remainder.

Since 144,320,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,320,427, it is a composite number.


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

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