Q: Is 142,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,848 is a composite number.

Why is 142,848 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 142,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 64 72 93 96 124 128 144 186 192 248 256 279 288 372 384 496 512 558 576 744 768 992 1,116 1,152 1,488 1,536 1,984 2,232 2,304 2,976 3,968 4,464 4,608 5,952 7,936 8,928 11,904 15,872 17,856 23,808 35,712 47,616 71,424 and 142,848, with no remainder.

Since 142,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,848, 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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