Q: Is 145,540,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 145,540,842 is a composite number.

Why is 145,540,842 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 145,540,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 197 394 591 1,182 3,349 6,698 7,243 10,047 14,486 20,094 21,729 43,458 123,131 246,262 369,393 738,786 1,426,871 2,853,742 4,280,613 8,561,226 24,256,807 48,513,614 72,770,421 and 145,540,842, with no remainder.

Since 145,540,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 145,540,842, 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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