Q: Is 140,250,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,250,300 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 140,250,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 109 150 218 300 327 436 545 654 1,090 1,308 1,635 2,180 2,725 3,270 4,289 5,450 6,540 8,175 8,578 10,900 12,867 16,350 17,156 21,445 25,734 32,700 42,890 51,468 64,335 85,780 107,225 128,670 214,450 257,340 321,675 428,900 467,501 643,350 935,002 1,286,700 1,402,503 1,870,004 2,337,505 2,805,006 4,675,010 5,610,012 7,012,515 9,350,020 11,687,525 14,025,030 23,375,050 28,050,060 35,062,575 46,750,100 70,125,150 and 140,250,300, with no remainder.

Since 140,250,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,250,300, 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).