Q: Is 141,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 141,840 is a composite number.

Why is 141,840 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 141,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 197 240 360 394 591 720 788 985 1,182 1,576 1,773 1,970 2,364 2,955 3,152 3,546 3,940 4,728 5,910 7,092 7,880 8,865 9,456 11,820 14,184 15,760 17,730 23,640 28,368 35,460 47,280 70,920 and 141,840, with no remainder.

Since 141,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 141,840, 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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