Q: Is 144,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 144,872 is a composite number.

Why is 144,872 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 144,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 26 28 52 56 91 104 182 199 364 398 728 796 1,393 1,592 2,587 2,786 5,174 5,572 10,348 11,144 18,109 20,696 36,218 72,436 and 144,872, with no remainder.

Since 144,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,872, 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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