Q: Is 149,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 149,742 is a composite number.

Why is 149,742 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 149,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 47 54 59 94 118 141 177 282 354 423 531 846 1,062 1,269 1,593 2,538 2,773 3,186 5,546 8,319 16,638 24,957 49,914 74,871 and 149,742, with no remainder.

Since 149,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 149,742, 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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