Q: Is 142,489,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 142,489,000 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 142,489,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 89 100 125 178 200 250 356 445 500 712 890 1,000 1,601 1,780 2,225 3,202 3,560 4,450 6,404 8,005 8,900 11,125 12,808 16,010 17,800 22,250 32,020 40,025 44,500 64,040 80,050 89,000 142,489 160,100 200,125 284,978 320,200 400,250 569,956 712,445 800,500 1,139,912 1,424,890 1,601,000 2,849,780 3,562,225 5,699,560 7,124,450 14,248,900 17,811,125 28,497,800 35,622,250 71,244,500 and 142,489,000, with no remainder.

Since 142,489,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,489,000, 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).