Q: Is 144,343,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,343,512 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 144,343,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 37 54 72 74 108 111 148 216 222 296 333 444 666 888 999 1,332 1,998 2,664 3,996 7,992 18,061 36,122 54,183 72,244 108,366 144,488 162,549 216,732 325,098 433,464 487,647 650,196 668,257 975,294 1,300,392 1,336,514 1,950,588 2,004,771 2,673,028 3,901,176 4,009,542 5,346,056 6,014,313 8,019,084 12,028,626 16,038,168 18,042,939 24,057,252 36,085,878 48,114,504 72,171,756 and 144,343,512, with no remainder.

Since 144,343,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,343,512, 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).