Q: Is 123,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,942 is a composite number.

Why is 123,942 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 123,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 182 227 273 454 546 681 1,362 1,589 2,951 3,178 4,767 5,902 8,853 9,534 17,706 20,657 41,314 61,971 and 123,942, with no remainder.

Since 123,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,942, 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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