Q: Is 142,543,374 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,543,374 is a composite number.

Why is 142,543,374 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 142,543,374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 827 1,249 1,654 2,481 2,498 3,747 4,962 7,494 19,021 28,727 38,042 57,063 57,454 86,181 114,126 172,362 1,032,923 2,065,846 3,098,769 6,197,538 23,757,229 47,514,458 71,271,687 and 142,543,374, with no remainder.

Since 142,543,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,543,374, 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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