Q: Is 142,006,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,006,428 is a composite number.

Why is 142,006,428 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 142,006,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 179 358 537 716 1,074 1,611 2,148 3,222 6,444 22,037 44,074 66,111 88,148 132,222 198,333 264,444 396,666 793,332 3,944,623 7,889,246 11,833,869 15,778,492 23,667,738 35,501,607 47,335,476 71,003,214 and 142,006,428, with no remainder.

Since 142,006,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,006,428, 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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