Q: Is 23,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,142 is a composite number.

Why is 23,142 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 23,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 29 38 42 57 58 87 114 133 174 203 266 399 406 551 609 798 1,102 1,218 1,653 3,306 3,857 7,714 11,571 and 23,142, with no remainder.

Since 23,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,142, 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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