Q: Is 263,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 263,142 is a composite number.

Why is 263,142 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 263,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 297 443 594 886 1,329 2,658 3,987 4,873 7,974 9,746 11,961 14,619 23,922 29,238 43,857 87,714 131,571 and 263,142, with no remainder.

Since 263,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,142, 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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