Q: Is 142,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,296 is a composite number.

Why is 142,296 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 142,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 49 56 66 77 84 88 98 121 132 147 154 168 196 231 242 264 294 308 363 392 462 484 539 588 616 726 847 924 968 1,078 1,176 1,452 1,617 1,694 1,848 2,156 2,541 2,904 3,234 3,388 4,312 5,082 5,929 6,468 6,776 10,164 11,858 12,936 17,787 20,328 23,716 35,574 47,432 71,148 and 142,296, with no remainder.

Since 142,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,296, 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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