Q: Is 420,144,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 420,144,144 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 420,144,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 53 56 84 106 112 159 168 212 318 336 371 424 636 742 848 1,113 1,272 1,484 2,226 2,544 2,968 4,452 5,936 8,904 17,808 23,593 47,186 70,779 94,372 141,558 165,151 188,744 283,116 330,302 377,488 495,453 566,232 660,604 990,906 1,132,464 1,250,429 1,321,208 1,981,812 2,500,858 2,642,416 3,751,287 3,963,624 5,001,716 7,502,574 7,927,248 8,753,003 10,003,432 15,005,148 17,506,006 20,006,864 26,259,009 30,010,296 35,012,012 52,518,018 60,020,592 70,024,024 105,036,036 140,048,048 210,072,072 and 420,144,144, with no remainder.

Since 420,144,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,144,144, 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).