Q: Is 144,612 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,612 is a composite number.

Why is 144,612 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 144,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 103 108 117 156 206 234 309 351 412 468 618 702 927 1,236 1,339 1,404 1,854 2,678 2,781 3,708 4,017 5,356 5,562 8,034 11,124 12,051 16,068 24,102 36,153 48,204 72,306 and 144,612, with no remainder.

Since 144,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,612, 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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