Q: Is 243,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 243,144 is a composite number.

Why is 243,144 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 243,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 264 307 396 614 792 921 1,228 1,842 2,456 2,763 3,377 3,684 5,526 6,754 7,368 10,131 11,052 13,508 20,262 22,104 27,016 30,393 40,524 60,786 81,048 121,572 and 243,144, with no remainder.

Since 243,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 243,144, 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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