Q: Is 142,306,704 a Composite Number?

Why is 142,306,704 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 142,306,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 36 46 48 69 72 92 138 144 184 207 276 368 414 552 828 1,104 1,656 3,312 42,967 85,934 128,901 171,868 257,802 343,736 386,703 515,604 687,472 773,406 988,241 1,031,208 1,546,812 1,976,482 2,062,416 2,964,723 3,093,624 3,952,964 5,929,446 6,187,248 7,905,928 8,894,169 11,858,892 15,811,856 17,788,338 23,717,784 35,576,676 47,435,568 71,153,352 and 142,306,704, with no remainder.

Since 142,306,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,306,704, 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).