Q: Is 144,102,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 144,102,042 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 144,102,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 19 21 38 42 49 57 63 98 114 126 133 147 171 266 294 342 399 441 798 882 931 1,197 1,862 2,394 2,793 5,586 8,379 8,599 16,758 17,198 25,797 51,594 60,193 77,391 120,386 154,782 163,381 180,579 326,762 361,158 421,351 490,143 541,737 842,702 980,286 1,083,474 1,143,667 1,264,053 1,470,429 2,287,334 2,528,106 2,940,858 3,431,001 3,792,159 6,862,002 7,584,318 8,005,669 10,293,003 16,011,338 20,586,006 24,017,007 48,034,014 72,051,021 and 144,102,042, with no remainder.

Since 144,102,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,102,042, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).