Q: Is 142,637,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,637,742 is a composite number.

Why is 142,637,742 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 142,637,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 389 778 1,167 1,567 2,334 3,134 3,501 4,701 5,057 7,002 9,402 10,114 14,103 15,171 20,371 28,206 30,342 40,742 45,513 61,113 91,026 122,226 183,339 366,678 609,563 1,219,126 1,828,689 3,657,378 5,486,067 7,924,319 10,972,134 15,848,638 23,772,957 47,545,914 71,318,871 and 142,637,742, with no remainder.

Since 142,637,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,637,742, 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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