Q: Is 138,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,942 is a composite number.

Why is 138,942 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 138,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 83 93 166 186 249 279 498 558 747 837 1,494 1,674 2,241 2,573 4,482 5,146 7,719 15,438 23,157 46,314 69,471 and 138,942, with no remainder.

Since 138,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,942, 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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