Q: Is 142,437,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,437,720 is a composite number.

Why is 142,437,720 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 142,437,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,186,981 2,373,962 3,560,943 4,747,924 5,934,905 7,121,886 9,495,848 11,869,810 14,243,772 17,804,715 23,739,620 28,487,544 35,609,430 47,479,240 71,218,860 and 142,437,720, with no remainder.

Since 142,437,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,437,720, 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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