Q: Is 140,562 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,562 is a composite number.

Why is 140,562 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 140,562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 114 137 171 274 342 411 513 822 1,026 1,233 2,466 2,603 3,699 5,206 7,398 7,809 15,618 23,427 46,854 70,281 and 140,562, with no remainder.

Since 140,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,562, 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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