Q: Is 57,146,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 57,146,742 is a composite number.

Why is 57,146,742 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 57,146,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 43 54 86 129 258 387 774 1,161 2,322 24,611 49,222 73,833 147,666 221,499 442,998 664,497 1,058,273 1,328,994 2,116,546 3,174,819 6,349,638 9,524,457 19,048,914 28,573,371 and 57,146,742, with no remainder.

Since 57,146,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 57,146,742, 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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