Q: Is 197,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,142 is a composite number.

Why is 197,142 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 197,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 29 33 58 66 87 103 174 206 309 319 618 638 957 1,133 1,914 2,266 2,987 3,399 5,974 6,798 8,961 17,922 32,857 65,714 98,571 and 197,142, with no remainder.

Since 197,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,142, 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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