Q: Is 143,146,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 143,146,242 is a composite number.

Why is 143,146,242 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 143,146,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,021 2,042 3,063 6,126 7,789 9,189 15,578 18,378 23,367 46,734 70,101 140,202 7,952,569 15,905,138 23,857,707 47,715,414 71,573,121 and 143,146,242, with no remainder.

Since 143,146,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 143,146,242, 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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