Q: Is 140,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,840 is a composite number.

Why is 140,840 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 140,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 503 1,006 2,012 2,515 3,521 4,024 5,030 7,042 10,060 14,084 17,605 20,120 28,168 35,210 70,420 and 140,840, with no remainder.

Since 140,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,840, 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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