Q: Is 147,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,744 is a composite number.

Why is 147,744 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 147,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 32 36 38 48 54 57 72 76 81 96 108 114 144 152 162 171 216 228 243 288 304 324 342 432 456 486 513 608 648 684 864 912 972 1,026 1,296 1,368 1,539 1,824 1,944 2,052 2,592 2,736 3,078 3,888 4,104 4,617 5,472 6,156 7,776 8,208 9,234 12,312 16,416 18,468 24,624 36,936 49,248 73,872 and 147,744, with no remainder.

Since 147,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,744, 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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