Q: Is 146,244,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 146,244,238 is a composite number.

Why is 146,244,238 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 146,244,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 71 142 167 334 497 881 994 1,169 1,762 2,338 6,167 11,857 12,334 23,714 62,551 82,999 125,102 147,127 165,998 294,254 437,857 875,714 1,029,889 2,059,778 10,446,017 20,892,034 73,122,119 and 146,244,238, with no remainder.

Since 146,244,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,244,238, 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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