Q: Is 139,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,740 is a composite number.

Why is 139,740 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 139,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 137 170 204 255 274 340 411 510 548 685 822 1,020 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,329 2,740 4,110 4,658 6,987 8,220 9,316 11,645 13,974 23,290 27,948 34,935 46,580 69,870 and 139,740, with no remainder.

Since 139,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,740, 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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