Q: Is 140,742,882 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,742,882 is a composite number.

Why is 140,742,882 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 140,742,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 223 446 669 1,338 1,561 2,007 3,122 4,014 4,683 5,009 9,366 10,018 14,049 15,027 28,098 30,054 35,063 45,081 70,126 90,162 105,189 210,378 315,567 631,134 1,117,007 2,234,014 3,351,021 6,702,042 7,819,049 10,053,063 15,638,098 20,106,126 23,457,147 46,914,294 70,371,441 and 140,742,882, with no remainder.

Since 140,742,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,742,882, 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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