Q: Is 272,665,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,665,142 is a composite number.

Why is 272,665,142 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 272,665,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 47 94 289 578 799 1,598 10,037 13,583 20,074 27,166 170,629 341,258 471,739 943,478 2,900,693 5,801,386 8,019,563 16,039,126 136,332,571 and 272,665,142, with no remainder.

Since 272,665,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,665,142, 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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