Q: Is 140,214,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,214,200 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 140,214,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 700 1,400 100,153 200,306 400,612 500,765 701,071 801,224 1,001,530 1,402,142 2,003,060 2,503,825 2,804,284 3,505,355 4,006,120 5,007,650 5,608,568 7,010,710 10,015,300 14,021,420 17,526,775 20,030,600 28,042,840 35,053,550 70,107,100 and 140,214,200, with no remainder.

Since 140,214,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,214,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).