Q: Is 140,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,880 is a composite number.

Why is 140,880 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 140,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 587 1,174 1,761 2,348 2,935 3,522 4,696 5,870 7,044 8,805 9,392 11,740 14,088 17,610 23,480 28,176 35,220 46,960 70,440 and 140,880, with no remainder.

Since 140,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,880, 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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