Q: Is 120,042 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 120,042 is a composite number.

Why is 120,042 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 120,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 27 38 39 54 57 78 81 114 117 162 171 234 243 247 342 351 486 494 513 702 741 1,026 1,053 1,482 1,539 2,106 2,223 3,078 3,159 4,446 4,617 6,318 6,669 9,234 13,338 20,007 40,014 60,021 and 120,042, with no remainder.

Since 120,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,042, 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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