Q: Is 140,868 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,868 is a composite number.

Why is 140,868 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 140,868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 43 52 63 78 84 86 91 117 126 129 156 172 182 234 252 258 273 301 364 387 468 516 546 559 602 774 819 903 1,092 1,118 1,204 1,548 1,638 1,677 1,806 2,236 2,709 3,276 3,354 3,612 3,913 5,031 5,418 6,708 7,826 10,062 10,836 11,739 15,652 20,124 23,478 35,217 46,956 70,434 and 140,868, with no remainder.

Since 140,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,868, 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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