Q: Is 142,752 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,752 is a composite number.

Why is 142,752 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 142,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 1,487 2,974 4,461 5,948 8,922 11,896 17,844 23,792 35,688 47,584 71,376 and 142,752, with no remainder.

Since 142,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,752, 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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