Q: Is 142,142,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,142,742 is a composite number.

Why is 142,142,742 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 142,142,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 376,039 752,078 1,128,117 2,256,234 2,632,273 3,384,351 5,264,546 6,768,702 7,896,819 10,153,053 15,793,638 20,306,106 23,690,457 47,380,914 71,071,371 and 142,142,742, with no remainder.

Since 142,142,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,142,742, 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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