Q: Is 142,217,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 142,217,200 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 142,217,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 167 200 334 400 668 835 1,336 1,670 2,129 2,672 3,340 4,175 4,258 6,680 8,350 8,516 10,645 13,360 16,700 17,032 21,290 33,400 34,064 42,580 53,225 66,800 85,160 106,450 170,320 212,900 355,543 425,800 711,086 851,600 1,422,172 1,777,715 2,844,344 3,555,430 5,688,688 7,110,860 8,888,575 14,221,720 17,777,150 28,443,440 35,554,300 71,108,600 and 142,217,200, with no remainder.

Since 142,217,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,217,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).