Q: Is 147,823,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,823,542 is a composite number.

Why is 147,823,542 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 147,823,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 912,491 1,824,982 2,737,473 5,474,946 8,212,419 16,424,838 24,637,257 49,274,514 73,911,771 and 147,823,542, with no remainder.

Since 147,823,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,823,542, 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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