Q: Is 140,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 140,998 is a composite number.

Why is 140,998 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 140,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 17 22 26 29 34 58 143 187 221 286 319 374 377 442 493 638 754 986 2,431 4,147 4,862 5,423 6,409 8,294 10,846 12,818 70,499 and 140,998, with no remainder.

Since 140,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 140,998, 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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