Q: Is 140,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,976 is a composite number.

Why is 140,976 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 140,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 89 99 132 144 176 178 198 264 267 356 396 528 534 712 792 801 979 1,068 1,424 1,584 1,602 1,958 2,136 2,937 3,204 3,916 4,272 5,874 6,408 7,832 8,811 11,748 12,816 15,664 17,622 23,496 35,244 46,992 70,488 and 140,976, with no remainder.

Since 140,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,976, 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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