Q: Is 139,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 139,944 is a composite number.

Why is 139,944 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 139,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 49 51 56 68 84 98 102 119 136 147 168 196 204 238 294 343 357 392 408 476 588 686 714 833 952 1,029 1,176 1,372 1,428 1,666 2,058 2,499 2,744 2,856 3,332 4,116 4,998 5,831 6,664 8,232 9,996 11,662 17,493 19,992 23,324 34,986 46,648 69,972 and 139,944, with no remainder.

Since 139,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 139,944, 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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