Q: Is 137,421,894 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,421,894 is a composite number.

Why is 137,421,894 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 137,421,894 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 43 58 86 87 129 174 258 1,247 2,494 3,741 7,482 18,367 36,734 55,101 110,202 532,643 789,781 1,065,286 1,579,562 1,597,929 2,369,343 3,195,858 4,738,686 22,903,649 45,807,298 68,710,947 and 137,421,894, with no remainder.

Since 137,421,894 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,421,894, 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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