Q: Is 142,543,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,543,520 is a composite number.

Why is 142,543,520 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 142,543,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 224 280 560 1,120 127,271 254,542 509,084 636,355 890,897 1,018,168 1,272,710 1,781,794 2,036,336 2,545,420 3,563,588 4,072,672 4,454,485 5,090,840 7,127,176 8,908,970 10,181,680 14,254,352 17,817,940 20,363,360 28,508,704 35,635,880 71,271,760 and 142,543,520, with no remainder.

Since 142,543,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,543,520, 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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