Q: Is 142,284,885 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,284,885 is a composite number.

Why is 142,284,885 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 142,284,885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 31 67 93 155 201 335 465 1,005 2,077 4,567 6,231 10,385 13,701 22,835 31,155 68,505 141,577 305,989 424,731 707,885 917,967 1,529,945 2,123,655 4,589,835 9,485,659 28,456,977 47,428,295 and 142,284,885, with no remainder.

Since 142,284,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,284,885, 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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