Q: Is 140,724 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,724 is a composite number.

Why is 140,724 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 140,724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 1,303 2,606 3,909 5,212 7,818 11,727 15,636 23,454 35,181 46,908 70,362 and 140,724, with no remainder.

Since 140,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,724, 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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