Q: Is 142,147,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,147,240 is a composite number.

Why is 142,147,240 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 142,147,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 89 178 356 445 712 890 1,780 3,560 39,929 79,858 159,716 199,645 319,432 399,290 798,580 1,597,160 3,553,681 7,107,362 14,214,724 17,768,405 28,429,448 35,536,810 71,073,620 and 142,147,240, with no remainder.

Since 142,147,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,147,240, 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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