Q: Is 140,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,296 is a composite number.

Why is 140,296 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 140,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 38 52 71 76 104 142 152 247 284 494 568 923 988 1,349 1,846 1,976 2,698 3,692 5,396 7,384 10,792 17,537 35,074 70,148 and 140,296, with no remainder.

Since 140,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,296, 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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