Q: Is 140,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,448 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 140,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 19 21 22 24 28 32 33 38 42 44 48 56 57 66 76 77 84 88 96 112 114 132 133 152 154 168 176 209 224 228 231 264 266 304 308 336 352 399 418 456 462 528 532 608 616 627 672 798 836 912 924 1,056 1,064 1,232 1,254 1,463 1,596 1,672 1,824 1,848 2,128 2,464 2,508 2,926 3,192 3,344 3,696 4,256 4,389 5,016 5,852 6,384 6,688 7,392 8,778 10,032 11,704 12,768 17,556 20,064 23,408 35,112 46,816 70,224 and 140,448, with no remainder.

Since 140,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,448, 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).