Q: Is 145,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 145,248 is a composite number.

Why is 145,248 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 145,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 68 89 96 102 136 178 204 267 272 356 408 534 544 712 816 1,068 1,424 1,513 1,632 2,136 2,848 3,026 4,272 4,539 6,052 8,544 9,078 12,104 18,156 24,208 36,312 48,416 72,624 and 145,248, with no remainder.

Since 145,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,248, 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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