Q: Is 142,824 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,824 is a composite number.

Why is 142,824 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 142,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 541 1,082 1,623 2,164 3,246 4,328 5,951 6,492 11,902 12,984 17,853 23,804 35,706 47,608 71,412 and 142,824, with no remainder.

Since 142,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,824, 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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