Q: Is 140,740,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,740,748 is a composite number.

Why is 140,740,748 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 140,740,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 47 74 94 148 188 1,739 3,478 6,956 20,233 40,466 80,932 748,621 950,951 1,497,242 1,901,902 2,994,484 3,803,804 35,185,187 70,370,374 and 140,740,748, with no remainder.

Since 140,740,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,740,748, 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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