Q: Is 147,824,642 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,824,642 is a composite number.

Why is 147,824,642 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 147,824,642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 158 553 1,106 133,657 267,314 935,599 1,871,198 10,558,903 21,117,806 73,912,321 and 147,824,642, with no remainder.

Since 147,824,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,824,642, 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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