Q: Is 77,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,142 is a composite number.

Why is 77,142 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 77,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 23 26 39 43 46 69 78 86 129 138 258 299 559 598 897 989 1,118 1,677 1,794 1,978 2,967 3,354 5,934 12,857 25,714 38,571 and 77,142, with no remainder.

Since 77,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,142, 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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