Q: Is 102,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 102,942 is a composite number.

Why is 102,942 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 102,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 43 57 63 86 114 126 129 133 171 258 266 301 342 387 399 602 774 798 817 903 1,197 1,634 1,806 2,394 2,451 2,709 4,902 5,418 5,719 7,353 11,438 14,706 17,157 34,314 51,471 and 102,942, with no remainder.

Since 102,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,942, 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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