Q: Is 142,240 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 142,240 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 142,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 127 140 160 224 254 280 508 560 635 889 1,016 1,120 1,270 1,778 2,032 2,540 3,556 4,064 4,445 5,080 7,112 8,890 10,160 14,224 17,780 20,320 28,448 35,560 71,120 and 142,240, with no remainder.

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