Q: Is 142,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,728 is a composite number.

Why is 142,728 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 142,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 313 456 626 939 1,252 1,878 2,504 3,756 5,947 7,512 11,894 17,841 23,788 35,682 47,576 71,364 and 142,728, with no remainder.

Since 142,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,728, 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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