Q: Is 140,727,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 140,727,400 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 140,727,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 47 50 55 88 94 100 110 188 200 220 235 275 376 440 470 517 550 940 1,034 1,100 1,175 1,361 1,880 2,068 2,200 2,350 2,585 2,722 4,136 4,700 5,170 5,444 6,805 9,400 10,340 10,888 12,925 13,610 14,971 20,680 25,850 27,220 29,942 34,025 51,700 54,440 59,884 63,967 68,050 74,855 103,400 119,768 127,934 136,100 149,710 255,868 272,200 299,420 319,835 374,275 511,736 598,840 639,670 703,637 748,550 1,279,340 1,407,274 1,497,100 1,599,175 2,558,680 2,814,548 2,994,200 3,198,350 3,518,185 5,629,096 6,396,700 7,036,370 12,793,400 14,072,740 17,590,925 28,145,480 35,181,850 70,363,700 and 140,727,400, with no remainder.

Since 140,727,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,727,400, 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).