Q: Is 144,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,760 is a composite number.

Why is 144,760 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 144,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 47 55 56 70 77 88 94 110 140 154 188 220 235 280 308 329 376 385 440 470 517 616 658 770 940 1,034 1,316 1,540 1,645 1,880 2,068 2,585 2,632 3,080 3,290 3,619 4,136 5,170 6,580 7,238 10,340 13,160 14,476 18,095 20,680 28,952 36,190 72,380 and 144,760, with no remainder.

Since 144,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,760, 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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