Q: Is 142,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 142,956 is a composite number.

Why is 142,956 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 142,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 19 22 33 36 38 44 57 66 76 99 114 132 171 198 209 228 342 361 396 418 627 684 722 836 1,083 1,254 1,444 1,881 2,166 2,508 3,249 3,762 3,971 4,332 6,498 7,524 7,942 11,913 12,996 15,884 23,826 35,739 47,652 71,478 and 142,956, with no remainder.

Since 142,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,956, 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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