Q: Is 144,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,540 is a composite number.

Why is 144,540 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 144,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 73 90 99 110 132 146 165 180 198 219 220 292 330 365 396 438 495 657 660 730 803 876 990 1,095 1,314 1,460 1,606 1,980 2,190 2,409 2,628 3,212 3,285 4,015 4,380 4,818 6,570 7,227 8,030 9,636 12,045 13,140 14,454 16,060 24,090 28,908 36,135 48,180 72,270 and 144,540, with no remainder.

Since 144,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,540, 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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