Q: Is 142,290 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,290 is a composite number.

Why is 142,290 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 142,290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 27 30 31 34 45 51 54 62 85 90 93 102 135 153 155 170 186 255 270 279 306 310 459 465 510 527 558 765 837 918 930 1,054 1,395 1,530 1,581 1,674 2,295 2,635 2,790 3,162 4,185 4,590 4,743 5,270 7,905 8,370 9,486 14,229 15,810 23,715 28,458 47,430 71,145 and 142,290, with no remainder.

Since 142,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,290, 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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