Q: Is 142,163,556 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,163,556 is a composite number.

Why is 142,163,556 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 142,163,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 719 1,438 2,157 2,876 4,314 8,628 16,477 32,954 49,431 65,908 98,862 197,724 11,846,963 23,693,926 35,540,889 47,387,852 71,081,778 and 142,163,556, with no remainder.

Since 142,163,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,163,556, 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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