Q: Is 387,144 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 387,144 is a composite number.

Why is 387,144 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 387,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 57 72 76 114 152 171 228 283 342 456 566 684 849 1,132 1,368 1,698 2,264 2,547 3,396 5,094 5,377 6,792 10,188 10,754 16,131 20,376 21,508 32,262 43,016 48,393 64,524 96,786 129,048 193,572 and 387,144, with no remainder.

Since 387,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,144, 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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