Q: Is 140,540,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,540,280 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 140,540,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 853 1,373 1,706 2,559 2,746 3,412 4,119 4,265 5,118 5,492 6,824 6,865 8,238 8,530 10,236 10,984 12,795 13,730 16,476 17,060 20,472 20,595 25,590 27,460 32,952 34,120 41,190 51,180 54,920 82,380 102,360 164,760 1,171,169 2,342,338 3,513,507 4,684,676 5,855,845 7,027,014 9,369,352 11,711,690 14,054,028 17,567,535 23,423,380 28,108,056 35,135,070 46,846,760 70,270,140 and 140,540,280, with no remainder.

Since 140,540,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,540,280, 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).