Q: Is 142,416 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,416 is a composite number.

Why is 142,416 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 142,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 36 43 46 48 69 72 86 92 129 138 144 172 184 207 258 276 344 368 387 414 516 552 688 774 828 989 1,032 1,104 1,548 1,656 1,978 2,064 2,967 3,096 3,312 3,956 5,934 6,192 7,912 8,901 11,868 15,824 17,802 23,736 35,604 47,472 71,208 and 142,416, with no remainder.

Since 142,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,416, 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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