Q: Is 145,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 145,152 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 145,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 81 84 96 108 112 126 128 144 162 168 189 192 216 224 252 256 288 324 336 378 384 432 448 504 567 576 648 672 756 768 864 896 1,008 1,134 1,152 1,296 1,344 1,512 1,728 1,792 2,016 2,268 2,304 2,592 2,688 3,024 3,456 4,032 4,536 5,184 5,376 6,048 6,912 8,064 9,072 10,368 12,096 16,128 18,144 20,736 24,192 36,288 48,384 72,576 and 145,152, with no remainder.

Since 145,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,152, 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).