Q: Is 140,311,431 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,311,431 is a composite number.

Why is 140,311,431 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 140,311,431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 39 69 117 207 299 529 897 1,587 2,267 2,691 4,761 6,801 6,877 20,403 20,631 29,471 52,141 61,893 88,413 156,423 265,239 469,269 677,833 1,199,243 2,033,499 3,597,729 6,100,497 10,793,187 15,590,159 46,770,477 and 140,311,431, with no remainder.

Since 140,311,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,311,431, 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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