Q: Is 142,596 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,596 is a composite number.

Why is 142,596 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 142,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 233 306 466 612 699 932 1,398 2,097 2,796 3,961 4,194 7,922 8,388 11,883 15,844 23,766 35,649 47,532 71,298 and 142,596, with no remainder.

Since 142,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,596, 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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