Q: Is 140,304,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,304,132 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 140,304,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 41 57 76 82 114 123 164 171 228 246 342 369 492 684 738 779 1,476 1,558 2,337 3,116 4,674 5,003 7,011 9,348 10,006 14,022 15,009 20,012 28,044 30,018 45,027 60,036 90,054 95,057 180,108 190,114 205,123 285,171 380,228 410,246 570,342 615,369 820,492 855,513 1,140,684 1,230,738 1,711,026 1,846,107 2,461,476 3,422,052 3,692,214 3,897,337 7,384,428 7,794,674 11,692,011 15,589,348 23,384,022 35,076,033 46,768,044 70,152,066 and 140,304,132, with no remainder.

Since 140,304,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,304,132, 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).