Q: Is 422,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 422,142 is a composite number.

Why is 422,142 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 422,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 23 38 42 46 57 69 114 133 138 161 266 322 399 437 483 529 798 874 966 1,058 1,311 1,587 2,622 3,059 3,174 3,703 6,118 7,406 9,177 10,051 11,109 18,354 20,102 22,218 30,153 60,306 70,357 140,714 211,071 and 422,142, with no remainder.

Since 422,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,142, 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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