Q: Is 140,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,280 is a composite number.

Why is 140,280 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 140,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 167 168 210 280 334 420 501 668 835 840 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,670 2,004 2,338 2,505 3,340 3,507 4,008 4,676 5,010 5,845 6,680 7,014 9,352 10,020 11,690 14,028 17,535 20,040 23,380 28,056 35,070 46,760 70,140 and 140,280, with no remainder.

Since 140,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,280, 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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