Q: Is 140,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,640 is a composite number.

Why is 140,640 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 140,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 293 480 586 879 1,172 1,465 1,758 2,344 2,930 3,516 4,395 4,688 5,860 7,032 8,790 9,376 11,720 14,064 17,580 23,440 28,128 35,160 46,880 70,320 and 140,640, with no remainder.

Since 140,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,640, 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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